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Foreign registration · Form FA

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

Mississippi vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$25	$115 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, 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 Mississippi registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Mississippi to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Mississippi first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. After approval, your Mississippi corporation is registered with Kansas.

Your Mississippi name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Mississippi

Kansas calls it a resident agent; Mississippi says registered agent. Kansas papers come to us; Mississippi's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Kansas

Mississippi wants the Annual Report 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, Mississippi to Kansas

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

Registering a Kansas company in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Mississippi files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Kansas

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Mississippi.

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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