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Foreign registration · Form FA

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

To do business in Kansas, an LLC formed in Hawaii registers there on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Hawaii: no Good Standing Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Hawaii records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Hawaii and Kansas each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Hawaii to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date. No Hawaii paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with Kansas.

Will your Hawaii name work for Kansas?

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

Your Kansas agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Kansas

Hawaii wants the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) every year ($12.50); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Kansas

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Kansas

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Kansas?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Hawaii.

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($12.50) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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