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Foreign registration · Form FA

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

To do business in Kansas, an LLC formed in Tennessee registers there on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Tennessee here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Tennessee and Kansas each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$20	$115 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due		15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Tennessee companies register with Kansas

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

Your Tennessee name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the Tennessee one

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Tennessee

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Kansas

A corporation formed in Tennessee files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kansas into Tennessee

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Kansas

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once a Tennessee 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 Tennessee.

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($300) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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