How to Form an LLC in Kansas
We file your Kansas Articles of Organization for $199 plus the $85 state fee, and act as your resident agent through the company's first year at no extra cost. After that it's $99 annually.
Putting together a Kansas LLC is a fairly tight process: one main filing, one ongoing agent, and a state report every other year. The state filing now runs $85 online or $90 on paper, a sizable drop from the old fee, and online submissions move through the Secretary of State's queue sooner than mail. Keep reading for each step, the current numbers, and how our service handles the paperwork side.
Open Your Kansas LLC — $199
We do the paperwork and file it with Kansas Secretary of State for $199, and the Sunflower State resident agent role is ours, free, until your LLC's first anniversary.
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Why Form an LLC in Kansas
An LLC is the business structure that gives small business owners limited personal liability and pass-through taxation without the formality of a full corporation. Across Kansas's business community, the LLC dominates as the small-business entity of choice for its protection-plus-simplicity package.
Kansas LLC Filing Fee: $85 Online, $90 on Paper
The official Kansas filing fee for LLC Articles of Organization is $85 online or $90 on paper. Kansas reduced its fees effective February 27, 2026, published in the Kansas Register (Vol. 45, Issue 7), so guides still quoting $160 online or $165 by mail are out of date. Under the hood, the fee is a $75 base set by K.A.R. 7-50-1 (authorized by K.S.A. 17-76,136(b)) plus a $10 information and services fee, with paper filers adding a $5 technology fee.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Our LLC formation service | $199 one-time |
| State filing fee (Kansas Secretary of State) | $85 online / $90 paper, one-time |
| Resident agent (required for every Kansas LLC) | Covered by formation in year one; $99/year after |
| Biennial Information Report (state fee) | $90 online / $110 paper, every two years |
$199 covers preparation and submission plus twelve months as your resident agent. Kansas Secretary of State collects the state fee. Agent renewals are $99 per year.
Important Kansas-specific notes: There is no annual report anymore. Kansas moved to a biennial Information Report in January 2024, due April 15 of your parity year (entities formed in even years file in even years, odd-year entities in odd years).
Kansas Articles of Organization: Form DL
The document that creates a Kansas LLC is the Articles of Organization, and the official form is Form DL, the Domestic Kansas Limited Liability Company version. Kansas uses letter codes rather than numeric form numbers; a professional LLC files Form PDL and a series LLC files Form LAO. The formation statute, K.S.A. 17-7673, puts it plainly: "In order to form a limited liability company, one or more authorized persons must execute articles of organization."
You can file Form DL online through the Secretary of State's filing website for $85, or mail the paper version with the $90 fee. Online filings are processed sooner; mailed paperwork adds transit and queue time.
How to Start an LLC in Kansas: Official Filing Steps
- Name your Kansas LLC. Pick a name that includes 'Limited Liability Company,' 'LLC,' or 'L.L.C.' and that is genuinely unique among entities already on record with Kansas Secretary of State. Vet it through the state's business entity search before you commit; the free check prevents rejected filings later. Names suggesting you are a financial institution, insurance company, or government office are restricted unless you have the underlying licensure.
- Select your registered agent. A Kansas LLC must designate an agent at formation and keep one in the state's records for its entire existence. Kansas statutes use the term resident agent, and under K.S.A. 17-7925 the agent can be an individual Kansas resident, an authorized business entity, or the LLC itself. The agent needs a Kansas street address (no PO box) where it's generally present to accept service, and the designation is publicly searchable, address included. Our agent service takes the public-record exposure so yours doesn't get any; Kansas formations we file pay nothing for it the first year, then $99 annually.
- Submit the Articles of Organization to Kansas Secretary of State. This is the action that creates the entity: deliver Form DL online with the $85 fee, or on paper with the $90 fee.
- Create your LLC's operating agreement. Kansas treats operating agreements as internal documents: not filed, not reviewed by the state, but indispensable for actually running the business. It sets ownership percentages, decides how profits flow, defines who can make decisions, and specifies the exit process for members. Default LLC rules kick in if you don't write your own, and they're rarely a good substitute.
- Get an EIN from the IRS. A federal EIN serves as the federal ID the IRS uses to track the LLC. It's required for business banking, payroll, and federal taxes. Visit IRS.gov for the application; the IRS issues EINs at no charge, so paid EIN-application services are unnecessary.
- Handle ongoing compliance. Keep a current registered agent at a Kansas street address, file the biennial Information Report ($90 online) by April 15 of your parity year, manage with a clear divide between business records and personal records, and stay on top of federal and state tax deadlines. Fall behind and the state can forfeit the LLC's articles of organization, and the liability protection goes with them until you bring everything current.
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The Kansas Registered Agent Rule
The agent requirement applies to every LLC in Kansas — no exceptions, no workarounds. Agent obligations:
- Maintain an in-state Kansas street address (a PO box by itself won't qualify)
- Be generally present at the registered office often enough to receive legal service
- Scan and deliver incoming legal and state correspondence promptly enough to keep response timelines open
Kansas will even let the LLC serve as its own agent under K.S.A. 17-7925, and owners who go that route put an address into the public record. Everyone with access to Kansas Secretary of State's public entity database can see it.
Put us in that slot instead and only our Kansas office shows up in the record; the first year is on us when we organize the LLC, and renewals run $99.
Questions People Ask
How much does it cost to form an LLC in Kansas?
The official state filing fee is $85 online or $90 on paper, reduced effective February 27, 2026. Budget for the biennial Information Report as well: $90 online every two years.
How long does it take to form an LLC in Kansas?
Per Form DL, online filings are processed within minutes and the certified copy can be printed right away. Mailed filings take longer because the copy comes back by mail.
Does Kansas require an annual report?
No. Kansas replaced the annual report with a biennial Information Report in January 2024. LLCs file every two years by April 15, matching the parity of their formation year, and the state fee is $90 online or $110 on paper.
Do I need a registered agent for my Kansas LLC?
Yes. Kansas requires a designated agent with a Kansas street address from formation onward. The agent has to be in the state's records every day the LLC exists.
Can I form an LLC in Kansas if I live in another state?
Yes. Kansas doesn't require LLC owners to be residents. An in-state agent is the one requirement; we cover that, with our first year bundled into the formation fee.
Launch Your Kansas LLC
If you'd rather DIY, file Form DL directly with Kansas Secretary of State through the state's filing website. $85 is paid online to the state, and the agent requirement still applies regardless.
Our team is the registered agent you put on the Kansas formation filing. Starting with a no-cost year when we form your LLC, then $99 annually, it covers our Kansas address on the filing, same-day mail scans, and compliance notifications.
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Want the agent product without the LLC filing? The standalone Kansas agent plan is $99/year.
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