Foreign registration · Form FBE

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Kentucky

Kentucky registers an LLC from Washington as a foreign LLC on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Washington: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Washington records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Washington and Kentucky side by side

	Washington formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$20	$90 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

How Washington companies register with Kentucky

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

Your Washington name and Kentucky's rules

We search Kentucky's records for Washington's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Kentucky and Washington

Washington and Kentucky both call it a registered agent. Kentucky papers come to us; Washington's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Washington

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Kentucky comes to $234 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Kentucky

A corporation formed in Washington files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kentucky company in Washington

An LLC formed in Kentucky that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Kentucky

Does my Washington company need to register in Kentucky?

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

How much does the Kentucky registration cost?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Washington.

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Washington first.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Kentucky?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Kentucky?

A Washington company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Kentucky can add a penalty of $2 a day.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

Yes: the Washington registered agent stays, and ours covers Kentucky for year one.

Can I form a new Kentucky LLC instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Washington companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity) ($40); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Washington's filings.

Official sources

People also search

LLC into Kentucky, by home state (48)

Washington into other states (47)

The same move for a corporation