Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in Kentucky registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Kentucky records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Kentucky and Nebraska each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$10	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	On or before June 30	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Kentucky companies register with Nebraska

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Kentucky certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, Nebraska's filing goes in. After approval, your Kentucky corporation is registered with Nebraska.

First-year cost, Kentucky to Nebraska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$319

Will your Kentucky name work for Nebraska?

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Kentucky company. We search Nebraska's records for Kentucky's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Nebraska agent and the Kentucky one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Kentucky says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Kentucky's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Nebraska

Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nebraska company in Kentucky

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

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Nebraska issues one to Kentucky corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky corporation in Nebraska?

$309 at checkout plus $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Kentucky's report ($15) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Kentucky company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Kentucky name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Kentucky name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Kentucky keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Kentucky companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Kentucky's filings.

Official sources

People also search

Corporation into Nebraska, by home state (48)

Kentucky into other states (41)

The same move for an LLC