Foreign registration · Form FA

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers an LLC from Wisconsin as a foreign LLC on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of Wisconsin here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Wisconsin records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Wisconsin and Kansas each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$10	$115 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Information Report, $5, every two years
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

From Wisconsin to Kansas, step by step

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Kansas?

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

Your Kansas agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Kansas

Wisconsin wants the Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) every year ($25); Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($5). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Kansas

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Kansas's Business Entity Information Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kansas company in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Kansas that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Kansas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Kansas

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Kansas?

Yes, once a Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin.

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Kansas?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and Kansas's report ($5, every two years).

What if I don't register with Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Information Report ($90), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

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

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