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Foreign registration · Form FA

Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

Ohio and Kansas side by side

	Ohio formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$5	$115 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.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 Ohio statutory agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Ohio to Kansas, step by step

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

Your Ohio name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Ohio

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Kansas

A corporation formed in Ohio files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Ohio

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Kansas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Kansas

Does my Ohio company need to register in Kansas?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio LLC in Kansas?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Ohio.

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Kansas?

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

What if I don't register with Kansas?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Kansas for year one.

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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