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Kansas LLC Formation Walkthrough (2026): 7 Stages and the 2 Best LLC Services

Ranked for 2026, the services worth your call for forming an LLC in Kansas are Mainstay Filing ($199) and KS Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. You will work through 7 stages and pay Kansas $85 to file; later comes the information report every two years.

Advice from the Founder Mentor Guide mentors

The short version

Cost to form
$85
We pulled this from sos.ks.gov in October 2026
Information report
$90 every 2 years
Calendar note, straight from the state: 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Three years of state fees
$175
Formation, reports and any minimum tax
Stages in this walkthrough
7
Listed below

What you will get from this walkthrough

  • The official Kansas fee and form
  • What the resident agent rule asks of you
  • What happens once the LLC exists
  • Who we would phone to file

Who we would phone in Kansas

Cost over three years leads, then work taken off your desk, year-two price, Kansas fit and honest pricing (scoring page).

Our call

1. Mainstay Filing: best for no information report to worry about

Top recommendation$199 yearly plus the $85 state fee

Mainstay Filing takes first place, and the reason is that you pay $199 a year and that one fee covers the filing, a resident agent and the information report; year two is $199 as well.

Next to KS Registered Agent.org the three-year premium is $200, which the 32% weight on work taken off your desk outweighs.

You never fill out the information report; the state's $90 comes through at exactly what Kansas sets.

What you get

  • The filing is done for you
  • Resident agent all year long
  • Information report filed for you
  • The EIN application comes with it
  • State fee passed through at cost

What works

  • A flat $199 every year
  • No jump at renewal ($199)
  • It prepares your EIN application as well

What to watch

  • Renewal runs $100 above KS Registered Agent.org
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our call

2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for owners who expect to remain in Kansas

In-state serviceFormation $199, renewal $99 a year

KS Registered Agent.org comes in second: $199 on top of the state fee, and the first year of agent service is already in there, then $99 a year.

The information report is not in the price, so you file it every two years.

What you get

  • The filing is done for you
  • A year of agent service comes with the price

What works

  • Then $99 per year
  • Agent covered in year one
  • $199 plus the state fee

What to watch

  • The information report lands on your desk
  • It bills $99 for the EIN stage
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$199/yr$597Visit 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.
Pulled from each price page on November 13, 2026. The $85 state fee comes on top of each row.

The stages

  1. Stage 1

    Confirm nobody else owns the name

    Open the business name search run by the Kansas Secretary of State. If someone in Kansas already holds the name, your filing could bounce.

    Have a backup name written down.

  2. Stage 2

    Name your resident agent

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there.

    The address has to be a Kansas address where the agent is regularly present. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

    Each service we recommend covers the resident agent role.

    Check it yourself: We pulled this from ksrevisor.gov in October 2026

  3. Stage 3

    Handle it alone or get help

    Skipping the service saves $199; it also means you fill in every form. Our picks are listed in order.

  4. Stage 4

    Your next job is the Articles of Organization

    Fill out the Articles of Organization (Form DL), add $85 and send it all to the Kansas Secretary of State (K.S.A. 17-7673).

    Check it yourself: We pulled this from sos.ks.gov in October 2026

  5. Stage 5

    Order a federal tax ID for the LLC

    When Kansas approves the LLC, go to the IRS for an Employer Identification Number; your bank and any payroll service will ask for it. Mainstay Filing handles the EIN application at no added charge.

  6. Stage 6

    Document how the company runs

    Even if you are the only owner of a Kansas LLC, write one anyway and file it with your records.

  7. Stage 7

    Prepare for next year

    Keep the LLC active by sending in the information report every two years ($90) before 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.

    Check it yourself: We pulled this from sos.ks.gov in October 2026

The bill

ItemGoes toSum
The formation stageState agency$85
Information reportState agency$90 every two years
Service, if you hire oneThe service$199 for year one
Three-year state totalState agency$175
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.

Having the information report handled counted for more than KS Registered Agent.org's lower three-year total.

Kansas questions answered

What does Kansas charge to form an LLC?

Kansas bills $85. Paying a service raises the first-year bill by $199.

Which form creates the LLC?

The Articles of Organization (Form DL) creates the company, and the Kansas Secretary of State is who gets it.

Is a resident agent required?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

What does Kansas require each year?

Send in the information report every two years; it costs $90 and the deadline is 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.

Can I form the LLC without a service?

Permitted. You pay $85, do the filing and line up a resident agent.

Which LLC service should a first-time founder use?

Phone Mainstay Filing, because $199 yearly buys formation, resident agent and information report together, so you carry no surprise bills at renewal. After that come KS Registered Agent.org.

Where we got the facts

  1. Where the Kansas Form ILC, Information Report advice comes from: sos.ks.gov, viewed October 2026.
  2. Where the Kansas report due date advice comes from: ksrevisor.gov, viewed August 2026.
  3. Where the Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule advice comes from: sos.ks.gov, viewed October 2026.
  4. Where the Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source advice comes from: sos.ks.gov, viewed October 2026.
  5. Where the Kansas registered agent statute advice comes from: ksrevisor.gov, viewed October 2026.
  6. We opened Mainstay Filing's Kansas service page on November 13, 2026 for the prices
  7. We opened KS Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026 for the prices