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Foreign registration · Form FA

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

Minnesota vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	December 31	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Minnesota companies register with Kansas

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

Your Minnesota name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Minnesota

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Kansas

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

The other way: Kansas into Minnesota

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Kansas

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Minnesota.

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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