Foreign registration · Form FA

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

What Delaware and Kansas each ask for

	Delaware formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$50	$115 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	On or before June 1	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Delaware companies register with Kansas

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

Will your Delaware name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and Delaware

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and Kansas

Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($400); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Kansas

A corporation formed in Delaware files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into Delaware

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Kansas

Does my Delaware company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once a Delaware 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 Delaware.

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($400) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

A Delaware company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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