Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, a corporation formed in Kansas registers there on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs North Carolina: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$7.50	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Kansas companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Kansas name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Kansas certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Your Kansas name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Kansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Kansas and North Carolina

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Kansas files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Kansas

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

Questions Kansas owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Kansas company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Carolina issues one to Kansas corporations once the form is approved.

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

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Kansas's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and North Carolina?

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

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Kansas companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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