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Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

To do business in Utah, a corporation formed in Kansas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas and Utah side by side

	Kansas formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$59 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Utah
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.ks.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Utah registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Utah

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

Your Kansas name and Utah's rules

If another Utah company uses the Kansas name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Utah's records for Kansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Utah and Kansas

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

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Utah

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Utah

An LLC formed in Kansas files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Utah into Kansas

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

Questions Kansas owners ask about Utah

Does my Kansas company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Utah calls it registration for Kansas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$258 at checkout; Utah may also want Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Utah?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Utah's report ($18).

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah 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 Utah corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18), and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

Kansas companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Profit or Non-Profit Corporation; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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