Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Kansas as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.ks.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Kansas to New Jersey, step by step

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

First-year cost, Kansas to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$306.50

Your Kansas name and New Jersey's rules

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Kansas company. We check your exact Kansas name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Kansas one

New Jersey calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes New Jersey's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Kansas

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Kansas

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

Common questions: Kansas to New Jersey

Does my Kansas company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for Kansas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $306.50 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and New Jersey?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and New Jersey's report ($75).

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Kansas company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

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