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Foreign registration · Form FA

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

What Ohio and Kansas each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Ohio 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	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due		15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Ohio to Kansas, step by step

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

Your Ohio name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Ohio

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

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Kansas

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Kansas

An LLC formed in Ohio 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 Ohio

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Kansas

Does my Ohio company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Ohio.

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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