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Foreign registration · Form FA

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

An LLC formed in Texas that wants to do business in Kansas files Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas needs nothing from Texas: no Certificate of Fact - Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Texas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Texas vs Kansas: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$15	$115 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	May 15 each year	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How Texas companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your Texas name and formation date. No Texas paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with Kansas.

Your Texas name and Kansas's rules

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

Agents: Kansas and Texas

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

Yearly filings: Kansas and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Kansas

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

The other way: Kansas into Texas

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Kansas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Kansas

Does my Texas company need to register in Kansas?

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

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

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay Texas.

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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