Foreign registration · Form FA

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

Florida and Kansas side by side

	Florida formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	May 1	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Florida to Kansas, step by step

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

Will your Florida name work for Kansas?

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

Your Kansas agent and the Florida one

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Florida

Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Kansas

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

The other way: Kansas into Florida

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Kansas

Does my Florida company need to register in Kansas?

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

How much does it cost to register a Florida LLC in Kansas?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Florida.

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Florida's report ($138.75) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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