Foreign LLC registration

Kansas Foreign LLC Registration: Form FA

An LLC formed in another state registers with Kansas on Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation). The $115 filing fee goes to Kansas; our $199 covers preparing and filing it plus the first year of Kansas resident agent service, for $314 at checkout. Kansas does not ask for a home-state certificate with this filing.

Our service$199

Kansas state fee$115

Total$314

Choose your home state

Kansas LLC registration at a glance

Filing: Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee: $115 filing fee
Total with us: $314, first year of Kansas resident agent service included
Home-state certificate: Not required
Kansas yearly filing: Information Report, $5, every two years
Filed with: Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division

What Form FA asks for

Form FA has 10 numbered items. In practice, Kansas needs:

The exact name of your LLC as formed
The state it was formed in and its date of formation
A Kansas resident agent with a street address there; we fill in ours
A principal office address

LLC into Kansas, by home state

Every home state pays the same $314 at checkout for Kansas.

Formed in	Home-state certificate	First year
Alabama	Not needed	$314
Alaska	Not needed	$314
Arizona	Not needed	$314
Arkansas	Not needed	$314
California	Not needed	$314
Colorado	Not needed	$314
Connecticut	Not needed	$314
Delaware	Not needed	$314
Florida	Not needed	$314
Georgia	Not needed	$314
Hawaii	Not needed	$314
Idaho	Not needed	$314
Illinois	Not needed	$314
Indiana	Not needed	$314
Iowa	Not needed	$314
Kentucky	Not needed	$314
Louisiana	Not needed	$314
Maine	Not needed	$314
Maryland	Not needed	$314
Massachusetts	Not needed	$314
Michigan	Not needed	$314
Minnesota	Not needed	$314
Mississippi	Not needed	$314
Missouri	Not needed	$314
Montana	Not needed	$314
Nebraska	Not needed	$314
Nevada	Not needed	$314
New Hampshire	Not needed	$314
New Jersey	Not needed	$314
New Mexico	Not needed	$314
New York	Not needed	$314
North Carolina	Not needed	$314
North Dakota	Not needed	$314
Ohio	Not needed	$314
Oklahoma	Not needed	$314
Oregon	Not needed	$314
Pennsylvania	Not needed	$314
Rhode Island	Not needed	$314
South Carolina	Not needed	$314
South Dakota	Not needed	$314
Tennessee	Not needed	$314
Texas	Not needed	$314
Utah	Not needed	$314
Vermont	Not needed	$314
Virginia	Not needed	$314
Washington	Not needed	$314
West Virginia	Not needed	$314
Wisconsin	Not needed	$314
Wyoming	Not needed	$314

When Kansas expects an LLC to register

Kansas law lists 11 activities that do not, on their own, count as doing business in Kansas (K.S.A. 17-7932); the list gives examples and is not the full test. A one-off transaction completed within 30 days, and not one of a series, does not count either. Being a member or manager of an LLC that does business in Kansas does not by itself mean you do business there. An office, staff, or regular sales and contracts there are what typically lead to registration.

If you do business in Kansas without registering

An unregistered LLC doing business there cannot start a lawsuit in Kansas courts until it registers. Its contracts stay valid, and it can still defend a case brought against it. Members and managers do not become personally liable just because the LLC skipped registration. A Kansas court can order the LLC to stop doing business there until it registers.

Kansas resident agent rule

Kansas requires every registered foreign LLC to keep a resident agent there. A resigning agent stays responsible for 30 days after filing the resignation. Our $199 includes the first year of Kansas resident agent service, then $149 a year.

Kansas yearly filings

Once registered, your LLC files the Kansas Information Report every two years, at $5, due 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end. Filing it late adds $10.

How long Kansas takes

We file Form FA on Kansas's paper form with the Kansas Secretary of State.

Leaving Kansas later

If your LLC stops doing business there, it ends the registration by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business ($30). Until that is filed, Kansas's yearly filing stays due.

Kansas foreign LLC questions

Do I have to register my LLC in Kansas?

Yes, if it was formed in another state and does business there. Kansas law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own. A one-off deal finished within 30 days does not count either. An office, staff or regular sales there usually mean registering.

How much does foreign LLC registration in Kansas cost?

$314 at checkout: the $115 filing fee plus our $199, which includes the first year of resident agent service.

Does Kansas need a certificate from my home state?

No, Kansas does not ask for one with this filing.

What does it cost each year to stay registered in Kansas?

$149 a year for our resident agent service, plus the Information Report ($5, every two years). The home state's own yearly filing stays separate.

What if I don't register with Kansas?

Your LLC cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Do I need a registered agent in Kansas?

Yes. Kansas requires one for every LLC registered there from another state. Ours is included for the first year, then $149 a year.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

File a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business ($30) with the Kansas Secretary of State.

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

It is possible, but that is a separate company that files Kansas's Information Report ($90), while the original keeps its home-state filings. Registering keeps one company in both states.

Is the Kansas filing the same for a corporation?

Yes: corporations and LLCs both file Form FA ($115 in state fees for either).

Is this a certificate of authority?

Kansas calls it registration; other states call the same step a certificate of authority or foreign qualification.