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Foreign registration · Form FA

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

An LLC formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Maryland here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Maryland and Kansas side by side

	Maryland formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$20	$115 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	April 15	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Maryland to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It names us as your Kansas resident agent, with your Maryland name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Maryland first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. Once Kansas approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

Your Maryland name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Maryland

Maryland and Kansas both call it a resident agent. Kansas papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Kansas and Maryland

Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Kansas

A corporation formed in Maryland files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Maryland

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Kansas

Does my Maryland company need to register in Kansas?

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

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maryland.

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Maryland's report ($300) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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