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Foreign registration · Form FA

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Texas here, not even the Certificate of Fact - Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Texas records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$15	$115 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	May 15 each year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Texas to Kansas, step by step

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

Your Texas name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the Texas one

Kansas calls it a resident agent; Texas says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Texas; ours takes Kansas's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Texas and Kansas

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Kansas

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

Registering a Kansas company in Texas

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Kansas

Does my Texas company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Texas.

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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