Alabama

Foreign registration · Form FA

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

An LLC formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Alabama: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Alabama records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Alabama vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Alabama formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$25	$115 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due		15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Alabama to Kansas, step by step

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

Your Alabama name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Alabama

Kansas calls it a resident agent; Alabama says registered agent. Kansas papers come to us; Alabama's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Kansas and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Kansas

A corporation formed in Alabama files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into Alabama

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Kansas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Kansas

Does my Alabama company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Kansas law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Alabama LLC in Kansas?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Alabama.

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business ($30); until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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