Foreign registration · Form FBE

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

To do business in Kentucky, a corporation formed in Wyoming registers there on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Wyoming: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Wyoming records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Wyoming and Kentucky each ask for

	Wyoming formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	No fee	$90 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Kentucky

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

Your Wyoming name and Kentucky's rules

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

Your Kentucky agent and the Wyoming one

Wyoming and Kentucky both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Wyoming; ours takes Kentucky's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Kentucky

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Kentucky comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Kentucky

An LLC formed in Wyoming files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kentucky into Wyoming

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

Common questions: Wyoming to Kentucky

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Kentucky issues one to Wyoming corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Kentucky registration cost?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Wyoming.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Wyoming first.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Kentucky?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but Wyoming keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Wyoming companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Wyoming's filings.

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