South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form FA

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from South Carolina as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of South Carolina here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your South Carolina records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

South Carolina vs Kansas: the paperwork

	South Carolina formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	South 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	South Carolina: online	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Kansas resident agent

From South Carolina to Kansas, step by step

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

Will your South Carolina name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and South Carolina

Kansas calls it a resident agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Kansas's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Kansas

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Kansas

An LLC formed in South Carolina files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Kansas

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

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

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

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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