Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form FA

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

An LLC formed in Arkansas that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Arkansas here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Arkansas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Arkansas vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Arkansas 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	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	May 1	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Arkansas to Kansas, step by step

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

Your Arkansas name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Arkansas

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Arkansas

Arkansas wants the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report every year ($150); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Kansas

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Kansas

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Kansas?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Arkansas.

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Arkansas's report ($150) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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