Foreign registration · Form FA

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

Oklahoma vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$20	$115 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	oklahoma.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 Oklahoma registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your Oklahoma name and formation date. No Oklahoma paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. Once Kansas approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

Your Oklahoma name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Kansas

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Kansas

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oklahoma corporation in Kansas?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Oklahoma.

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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