Foreign registration · Form FA

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

What Illinois and Kansas each ask for

	Illinois formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Illinois 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	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Illinois to Kansas, step by step

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

Your Illinois name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Illinois

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Kansas

Illinois wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) every year ($75); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Kansas

A corporation formed in Illinois files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Kansas

Does my Illinois company need to register in Kansas?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Illinois.

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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