Foreign registration · Form FA

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from Wyoming as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Wyoming here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Wyoming records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Wyoming vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	No fee	$115 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Wyoming companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your Wyoming name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Wyoming first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. Once Kansas approves it, the Wyoming company can do business there.

Your Wyoming name and Kansas's rules

We check your exact Wyoming name against Kansas's records before filing.

Your Kansas agent and the Wyoming one

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Wyoming

Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($60); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Kansas

An LLC formed in Wyoming files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Kansas's Information Report ($5). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Kansas that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Kansas

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Wyoming.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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