Foreign registration · Form FA

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from Maine as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Maine: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Maine records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Maine vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$30	$115 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	June 1	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Maine companies register with Kansas

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

Will your Maine name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Kansas

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Kansas

An LLC formed in Maine files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Maine

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Kansas

Does my Maine company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maine.

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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