Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form FA

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

To do business in Kansas, a corporation formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Rhode Island: no Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$22	$115 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	May 1	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Rhode Island to Kansas, step by step

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

Your Rhode Island name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the Rhode Island one

Rhode Island and Kansas both call it a resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Rhode Island; ours takes Kansas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Kansas and Rhode Island

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Kansas

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Kansas

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; Kansas registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Rhode Island.

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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