Foreign registration · Form FA

Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from Massachusetts as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Massachusetts here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Massachusetts records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Massachusetts formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$12	$115 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Massachusetts to Kansas, step by step

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and Massachusetts

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

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Kansas

Massachusetts wants the Annual Report every year ($125); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Kansas

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Kansas

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Massachusetts.

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($125) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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