Foreign registration · Form FA

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

A corporation formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Michigan: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Michigan records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Michigan and Kansas side by side

	Michigan formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	May 15	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Michigan to Kansas, step by step

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

Your Michigan name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the Michigan one

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Michigan

Michigan wants the Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 every year ($25); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Kansas

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into Michigan

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Kansas

Does my Michigan company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Michigan.

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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