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Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

A corporation formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Nebraska files an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Kansas records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Kansas and Nebraska each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Kansas companies register with Nebraska

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Kansas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Kansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, Nebraska's filing goes in. After approval, your Kansas corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$316.50

Will your Kansas name work for Nebraska?

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Kansas company. We search Nebraska's records for Kansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Nebraska agent and the Kansas one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Nebraska

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nebraska company in Kansas

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Nebraska certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Kansas company need to register in Nebraska?

Yes, once a Kansas business operates there; Nebraska registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Nebraska issues one to Kansas corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Kansas corporation in Nebraska?

$309 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $316.50 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($7.50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Nebraska for year one.

Will Nebraska accept my Kansas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Kansas name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Kansas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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