Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, a corporation formed in Kansas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas and North Dakota side by side

	Kansas formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$145 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.nd.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	May 15
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Kansas companies register with North Dakota

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

Your Kansas name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Kansas name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact Kansas name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Agents: North Dakota and Kansas

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Kansas

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

LLC or corporation, Kansas to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Kansas

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

Common questions: Kansas to North Dakota

Does my Kansas company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Kansas name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

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

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