Foreign registration · Form FA

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers an LLC from Missouri as a foreign LLC on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Missouri: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Missouri records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Missouri vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due		15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Missouri to Kansas, step by step

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

Will your Missouri name work for Kansas?

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

Agents: Kansas and Missouri

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Kansas

A corporation formed in Missouri files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Kansas

Does my Missouri company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once a Missouri 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 Missouri.

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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