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Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Kentucky that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky and Connecticut side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$120 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	On or before June 30	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with Connecticut

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut counts 90 days from the day Kentucky issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, Connecticut's filing goes in. After approval, your Kentucky LLC is registered with Connecticut.

First-year cost, Kentucky to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$329

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

Your Kentucky name and Connecticut's rules

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

Your Connecticut agent and the Kentucky one

Kentucky and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Connecticut papers come to us; Kentucky's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Kentucky

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Connecticut comes to $244 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Connecticut certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Connecticut

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a Kentucky business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$319 at checkout plus $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Connecticut?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Kentucky company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Kentucky keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Kentucky companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Kentucky's filings.

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