Foreign registration · Form FA

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from Louisiana as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Louisiana: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Louisiana records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Louisiana and Kansas each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$25	$115 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Louisiana companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Louisiana first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. Once Kansas approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

Your Louisiana name and Kansas's rules

We search Kansas's records for Louisiana's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Kansas and Louisiana

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Kansas

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($30); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Kansas

An LLC formed in Louisiana files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Kansas

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Louisiana.

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($30) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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