Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in Kansas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Kansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Kansas and New Mexico each ask for

	Kansas formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$200 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Kansas companies register with New Mexico

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date. If New Mexico wants the Kansas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Kansas corporation is registered with New Mexico.

Will your Kansas name work for New Mexico?

We check your exact Kansas name against New Mexico's records before filing.

Agents: New Mexico and Kansas

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. New Mexico papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Kansas

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Kansas

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

Questions Kansas owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Kansas company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

What does a New Mexico company file to register in Kansas?

It files Form FA with $115 in state fees.

How do I get a Kansas certificate of good standing?

Kansas issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as a PDF in your Kansas business account ($7.50).

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