Foreign registration · Form FA

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers an LLC from Maine as a foreign LLC on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Maine here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Maine records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Maine and Kansas each ask for

	Maine formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$30	$115 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	June 1	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Maine to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your Maine name and formation date. No Maine paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with Kansas.

Will your Maine name work for Kansas?

We check your exact Maine name against Kansas's records before filing.

Your Kansas agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Kansas

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Kansas

A corporation formed in Maine files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into Maine

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Kansas

Does my Maine company need to register in Kansas?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maine.

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maine registered agent stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business ($30); until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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