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Foreign registration · Form FA

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

What North Carolina and Kansas each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From North Carolina to Kansas, step by step

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and North Carolina

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and North Carolina

North Carolina 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, North Carolina to Kansas

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Kansas

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay North Carolina.

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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