Foreign registration · Form FBE

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky asks nothing of Kansas here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas and Kentucky side by side

	Kansas formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$7.50	$90 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	sos.ks.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Kentucky

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

Your Kansas name and Kentucky's rules

We search Kentucky's records for Kansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Kentucky agent and the Kansas one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Kentucky

A corporation formed in Kansas files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Kansas's Business Entity Information Report and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kentucky into Kansas

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

Common questions: Kansas to Kentucky

Does my Kansas company need to register in Kentucky?

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

How much does the Kentucky registration cost?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kansas.

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Kansas first.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Kentucky?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Kentucky's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Kentucky?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Kentucky can add a penalty of $2 a day.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Kentucky for year one.

Can I form a new Kentucky LLC instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Kansas's Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Kansas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity) ($40); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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