Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

To do business in Alabama, an LLC formed in Kansas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama asks nothing of Kansas here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Kansas and Alabama each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Kansas to Alabama, step by step

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

Your Kansas name and Alabama's rules

Alabama accepts your Kansas name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Kansas name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another Alabama company uses the Kansas name, an alternate name is allowed. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Alabama agent and the Kansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Alabama

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Alabama

A corporation formed in Kansas files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Kansas's Business Entity Information Report and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alabama into Kansas

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Alabama certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Alabama

Does my Kansas company need to register in Alabama?

Yes, once a Kansas business operates there; Alabama registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kansas.

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Kansas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Kansas name at home. Alabama names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new Alabama LLC instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, and the original keeps Kansas's Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Kansas companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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