Foreign registration · Form FA

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

What Missouri and Kansas each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Missouri to Kansas, step by step

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

Your Missouri name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Kansas

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into Missouri

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Kansas

Does my Missouri company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Missouri.

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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