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Foreign registration · Form FA

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

What North Carolina and Kansas each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	April 15	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How North Carolina companies register with Kansas

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

Your North Carolina name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and North Carolina

North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($203); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Kansas

A corporation formed in North Carolina files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into North Carolina

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Kansas

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once a North Carolina 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 North Carolina.

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), North Carolina's report ($203) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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