Foreign registration · Form FA

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from Wisconsin as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Wisconsin here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Wisconsin records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Wisconsin and Kansas each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your Wisconsin name and formation date. No Wisconsin paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. After approval, your Wisconsin corporation is registered with Kansas.

Your Wisconsin name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Kansas

Wisconsin wants the Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($25); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Kansas

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Kansas

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Wisconsin.

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years).

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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