Kansas LLC cost

Forming a Kansas LLC

You file Articles of Organization (Form LAO) with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division. The state fee is $90. See the official fee.

Every year after

• Information Report (Form ILC): $110, filed every two years. Due: By April 15 every other year: entities formed in an even year file in even years, those formed in an odd year file in odd years. $90 online, $110 on paper.
• First one: April 15 of the second year after formation (the next year with the same even/odd parity as the formation year).
• If you're late: Three-month delinquency period after April 15, then forfeiture. The Kansas Register lists a $10 late penalty; reinstating after forfeiture requires all missed reports plus fees.
• Official report page

Worth knowing

• LLC and for-profit corporation formation costs $90 on paper ($85 online for corporations); nonprofits pay $20.
• Since the 2024 change (HB 2660), information reports are biennial. They are due April 15 for for-profit entities and June 15 for nonprofits, in even or odd years matching the formation year.
• Kansas does not register DBAs.
• There is no franchise tax; the Kansas franchise tax was repealed for tax years after 2010.

Registered agent

Kansas requires a registered agent. A resident agent is required: an individual, a business registered in Kansas, or the entity itself. The registered office must be a Kansas street address; PO boxes are not accepted. You can serve as your own agent if you have a qualifying address; paid services usually charge a yearly fee.