Foreign registration · no form number

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Massachusetts files a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division using your Kansas records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs Massachusetts: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From Kansas to Massachusetts, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Massachusetts counts 90 days from the day Kansas issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your Kansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the Massachusetts filing goes in. Once Massachusetts approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Kansas to Massachusetts

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$726.50

Massachusetts's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Kansas name and Massachusetts's rules

Massachusetts can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Massachusetts agent and the Kansas one

Kansas and Massachusetts both call it a resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Massachusetts's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Massachusetts

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Massachusetts wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($500). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Massachusetts company in Kansas

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

Common questions: Kansas to Massachusetts

Does my Kansas company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kansas LLC in Massachusetts?

$719 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $726.50 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Massachusetts wants it ($7.50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Massachusetts?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Massachusetts's report ($500).

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Massachusetts can add a civil penalty of up to $500.

Does Massachusetts require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and the original keeps Kansas's Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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