Foreign registration · Form FA

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

A corporation formed in Vermont that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Vermont: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Vermont records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Vermont and Kansas side by side

	Vermont formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$25	$115 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Vermont companies register with Kansas

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

Your Vermont name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Vermont

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Vermont

Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($60); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Kansas

An LLC formed in Vermont files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into Vermont

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Kansas

Does my Vermont company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Vermont.

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Vermont's report ($60) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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