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Foreign registration · Form FA

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

Utah and Kansas side by side

	Utah formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$12	$115 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Utah to Kansas, step by step

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

Will your Utah name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and Utah

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Kansas

Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Kansas

An LLC formed in Utah files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Utah

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Kansas

Does my Utah company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Utah.

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Utah's report ($18) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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