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Foreign registration · Form FA

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

A corporation formed in Tennessee that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Tennessee here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Tennessee and Kansas side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$20	$115 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	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 Tennessee registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Tennessee to Kansas, step by step

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Kansas?

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

Your Kansas agent and the Tennessee one

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Tennessee

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Kansas

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Kansas

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Tennessee corporation in Kansas?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Tennessee.

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($20) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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