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Foreign registration · Form FA

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

To do business in Kansas, a corporation formed in Maryland registers there on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Maryland here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Maryland vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Maryland formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$20	$115 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	April 15	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Maryland to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date. No Maryland paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. Once Kansas approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

Your Maryland name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Maryland

Maryland and Kansas both call it a resident agent. Kansas papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Kansas and Maryland

Maryland wants a periodic report every year ($300); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Kansas

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Kansas

Does my Maryland company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maryland.

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Maryland's report ($300) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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