Foreign registration · Form 0012

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Kansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Kansas and Oklahoma each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$7.50	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Kansas certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Will your Kansas name work for Oklahoma?

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Kansas one

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Kansas

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($10). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Kansas files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in Kansas

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

Common questions: Kansas to Oklahoma

Does my Kansas company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Kansas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Oklahoma?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Oklahoma's report ($10).

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Kansas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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