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Walkthrough 3 · Kansas

Foreign LLC Registration Walkthrough, Kansas (2026): 4 Stages and the 2 Best Services

For bringing an LLC into a second state in Kansas in 2026, our mentors would send you to Mainstay Filing ($199) and KS Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Registering takes 4 stages and a $115 state fee, and each later report costs $90.

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Fee at the state office
$115
Official page: sos.ks.gov (viewed October 2026)
Yearly filing
$90
Information Report
State cost, years 1 to 3
$205
State charges only
How many stages
4
Each one explained

What you will get from this walkthrough

  • When registration is required
  • How the filing gets made
  • What staying registered costs
  • How the picks compare

Kansas: our recommended services

The mentors' five criteria are on how we score, and they decide the order.

Our call

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs on the move

Top recommendation$199 to register, $149 a year after

If you only phone one company, make it Mainstay Filing, because a service charge of $199 next to Kansas's fee, with your first resident agent year included.

Compared with KS Registered Agent.org, you spend $100 more over three years and file less yourself.

Once the free agent year is over, it is $149 a year.

What you get

  • Registration prepared and sent
  • Service in all fifty states

What works

  • $199 above the state fee
  • Ready for your next state too

What to watch

  • KS Registered Agent.org charges $50 less for the agent
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Our call

2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for one extra state

Kansas specialist$199 to register, $99 a year after

KS Registered Agent.org comes in second: a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

What you get

  • The registration filing
  • Agent service for one year comes with the price

What works

  • A $199 service charge
  • Agent covered in year one
  • A small $99 renewal

What to watch

  • Serves Kansas alone
Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2 services, compared

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2KS Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices as listed on November 13, 2026. Kansas's $115 registration fee is still owed in every row.

The stages

  1. Stage 1

    Find out if you have to register

    Foreign registration is how an LLC from another state gets permission to do business in Kansas. An LLC that operates unregistered risks: until it registers, the LLC cannot sue in Kansas's courts (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)) signed contracts keep their force (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b))

    Check it yourself: Official page: sos.ks.gov (viewed October 2026)

  2. Stage 2

    Find a resident agent with an address in Kansas

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a Kansas address where the agent is regularly present. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

    Our ranking covers this role.

    Check it yourself: Official page: ksrevisor.gov (viewed October 2026)

  3. Stage 3

    The paper to file is the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business

    Complete the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA), include $115, and mail or upload both to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

    Check it yourself: Official page: sos.ks.gov (viewed October 2026)

  4. Stage 4

    What comes next

    Next on your list is the Information Report at $90, April 15, every second year.

Costs, stage by stage

Line itemReceiverTotal
Registering the LLCState office$115
Information ReportState office$90
Service, if you hire oneYour service$199 to start
Three years of state feesState office$205
The state's fees come from official pages, listed below. Over three years they add up to the filing, two reports and, in a few states, a minimum tax.

How we scored the Kansas picks

On work taken off your desk (32% of the score) finished first, with right behind.

Your LLC was formed in one state and operates in another, so a provider serving both scored best.

Common questions

What does Kansas charge an out-of-state LLC?

$115 for the filing. Service fees: $199.

Which form do I file to register?

Track down the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA); it goes to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

until it registers, the LLC cannot sue in Kansas's courts (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)) signed contracts keep their force (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b))

What is due after registering?

After registering, the LLC will owe the Information Report, at $90 per filing.

Which services are in this lesson?

Three get our call: Mainstay Filing ($199) and KS Registered Agent.org ($199).

Which service should handle the registration?

Mainstay Filing ranks first and KS Registered Agent.org follow; Mainstay Filing wins on work taken off your desk.

Where we got the facts

  1. Our Kansas Form ILC, Information Report notes lean on sos.ks.gov as of October 2026.
  2. Our Kansas report due date notes lean on ksrevisor.gov as of August 2026.
  3. Our Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule notes lean on sos.ks.gov as of October 2026.
  4. Our Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source notes lean on sos.ks.gov as of October 2026.
  5. Our Kansas registered agent statute notes lean on ksrevisor.gov as of October 2026.
  6. Our Kansas Secretary of State, register a business notes lean on sos.ks.gov as of October 2026.
  7. Our Form FA, foreign business application notes lean on sos.ks.gov as of October 2026.
  8. Our K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business notes lean on ksrevisor.gov as of October 2026.
  9. Our K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register notes lean on ksrevisor.gov as of October 2026.
  10. Our Kansas Secretary of State, information reports notes lean on sos.ks.gov as of October 2026.
  11. We opened Mainstay Filing's Kansas service page on November 13, 2026 for the prices
  12. We opened KS Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026 for the prices