Foreign registration · Form FA

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

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

South Dakota and Kansas side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$20	$115 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From South Dakota to Kansas, step by step

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

Your South Dakota name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and South Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Kansas

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

Registering a Kansas company in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Kansas

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Kansas?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay South Dakota.

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report ($55) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

A South Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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