Foreign registration · Form FA

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

A corporation formed in Kentucky that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Kentucky here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Kentucky records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Kentucky and Kansas side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	On or before June 30	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Kentucky to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your Kentucky name and formation date. No Kentucky paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. After approval, your Kentucky corporation is registered with Kansas.

Will your Kentucky name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and Kentucky

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Kansas

Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Kansas

An LLC formed in Kentucky files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into Kentucky

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Kansas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Kansas

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kentucky.

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Kentucky's report ($15) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

Kentucky companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business; until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside Kentucky's filings.

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