Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Kansas that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants 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 South Dakota side by side

	Kansas formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$750 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Kansas to South Dakota, 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 South Dakota order. South Dakota 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 South Dakota registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, South Dakota's filing goes in. Once South Dakota approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

South Dakota costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$956.50

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Kansas name and South Dakota's rules

If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Kansas company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Kansas one

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Kansas

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

LLC or corporation, Kansas to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Kansas

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

Questions Kansas owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Kansas company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Kansas business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $956.50 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($7.50), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once Kansas's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and South Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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 South Dakota corporation instead?

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

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