Foreign registration · Form FBE

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

To do business in Kentucky, a corporation formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Oklahoma: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Oklahoma and Kentucky each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$20	$90 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	oklahoma.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due		On or before June 30
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Kentucky

We prepare and file Form FBE
It lists us as your Kentucky registered agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date. No Oklahoma paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. After approval, your Oklahoma corporation is registered with Kentucky.

Will your Oklahoma name work for Kentucky?

We check your exact Oklahoma name against Kentucky's records before filing.

Agents: Kentucky and Oklahoma

Oklahoma and Kentucky both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Oklahoma; ours takes Kentucky's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Kentucky

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Kentucky

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kentucky into Oklahoma

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

Common questions: Oklahoma to Kentucky

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Kentucky issues one to Oklahoma corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Kentucky registration cost?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Oklahoma.

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Oklahoma first.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Kentucky?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and Kentucky's report ($15).

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Oklahoma companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Oklahoma's filings.

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