North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, an LLC formed in Kansas registers there on Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas and North Carolina side by side

	Kansas formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form L-09
State fee	$7.50	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	April 15
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Kansas companies register with North Carolina

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. North Carolina counts 180 days from the day Kansas issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, North Carolina's filing goes in. Once North Carolina approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Kansas to North Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$459.50

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

Your Kansas name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina 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. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Kansas one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to North Carolina

A corporation formed in Kansas files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come Kansas's Business Entity Information Report and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Kansas

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

Common questions: Kansas to North Carolina

Does my Kansas company need to register in North Carolina?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $459.50 in all (checkout is $253 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Carolina wants it ($7.50), no more than 180 days old at filing.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, once Kansas's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and North Carolina?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and North Carolina's report ($200).

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Will North Carolina accept my Kansas name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps Kansas's Information Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Kansas companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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