Foreign registration · Form FA

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

A corporation formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of New Jersey here, not even the Standing Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your New Jersey records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What New Jersey and Kansas each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$25	$115 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How New Jersey companies register with Kansas

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

Will your New Jersey name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and New Jersey

New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Kansas

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Kansas

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Jersey.

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), New Jersey's report ($75) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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