Foreign registration · Form FA

Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers an LLC from Iowa as a foreign LLC on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Iowa: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Iowa records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Iowa and Kansas side by side

	Iowa formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Iowa companies register with Kansas

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

Your Iowa name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Iowa

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

Staying in good standing in Iowa and Kansas

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Kansas

A corporation formed in Iowa files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($60) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into Iowa

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Kansas

Does my Iowa company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once an Iowa 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 Iowa.

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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