Foreign registration · Form FA

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

Montana and Kansas side by side

	Montana formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	April 15	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Montana to Kansas, step by step

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your Montana name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Montana first, so the Kansas filing can go in right away. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with Kansas.

Your Montana name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Montana

Kansas calls it a resident agent; Montana says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Montana; ours takes Kansas's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Montana and Kansas

Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Kansas

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

The other way: Kansas into Montana

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Kansas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Kansas

Does my Montana company need to register in Kansas?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Montana.

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report ($20) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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