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Primer 3 · Kansas

Foreign LLC Registration in Kansas (2026): 4 Moves and the 2 Best Services

Our 2026 marks for registering an LLC from another state in Kansas: KS Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), highest first. 4 moves and a $115 state fee; later reports cost $90 each.
From the Founder Primer desk

The short version

Cost to register
$115
Official page: sos.ks.gov (October 2026)
Upkeep filing
$90
Information Report
State fees, three years
$205
State charges only
Moves in this primer
4
One at a time

What you get

  • Which LLCs must register
  • The filing, its fee and its office
  • The upkeep that repeats
  • Our picks and the reasoning

Who we would hire in Kansas

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we score); three-year cost and to-dos cleared count most.

Our pick $199 to register, $99 a year after

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

We start with KS Registered Agent.org: $199 service fee, $99 a year for the Kansas agent.

A lower three-year cost than Mainstay Filing puts it first; cost is worth 27%.

Inside the price
  • The Kansas registration, prepared and sent
  • One year of agent service
In its favor
  • A year of agent service included
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • $99 yearly from year two
Against it
  • No help in other states
Visit KS Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
All fifty states $199 to register, $149 a year after

2. Mainstay Filing: best for one vendor for both states

Number 2 is Mainstay Filing, where $199 plus state fees to register, with the resident agent free for the first year.

Add up three years: $100 more than KS Registered Agent.org.

Once the free year ends, expect $149 a year for the agent whichever state it covers.

Inside the price
  • Registration filing
  • All fifty states
In its favor
  • $199 over Kansas's fee
  • Same fee in every state
Against it
  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above KS Registered Agent.org
Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Marks and prices together

# Service First year From year two Three-year total
1 KS Registered Agent.org $199 $99/yr $397 Visit KS Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $199 $149/yr $497 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices come from each company's own site, read November 13, 2026. Each row still needs Kansas's $115 registration fee.

The Kansas registration, in order

  1. Move 1

    Does the rule reach your LLC?

    Operating here through an LLC formed elsewhere means foreign registration. Skip registration and: Kansas courts shut the door on unregistered LLCs as plaintiffs (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)). Contracts already signed still stand (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b)).

    Where this comes from: Official page: sos.ks.gov (October 2026)

  2. Move 2

    Choose the Kansas resident agent

    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.

    All of our picks act as the resident agent.

    Where this comes from: Official page: ksrevisor.gov (October 2026)

  3. Move 3

    Finish and lodge the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business

    the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division takes the form and the $115 fee together.

    Where this comes from: Official page: sos.ks.gov (October 2026)

  4. Move 4

    Handle Kansas's repeating filing

    File the Information Report for $90, April 15, every second year and the registration stays alive.

Costs, move by move

What Recipient Figure
Foreign registration The state $115
Information Report The state $90
Filing service (optional) Service company $199 up front
Three years of state fees The state $205

Filing plus the reports in years two and three plus any minimum tax: that is the state's three-year total. Sources are listed below.

Why KS Registered Agent.org is first

Founder outlay over three years is 27% of the mark, and it is where moved ahead in Kansas.

Add up three years and KS Registered Agent.org is $397, $100 below Mainstay Filing.

Common questions

What does Kansas charge a foreign LLC?

$115 to the state. A service adds $199.

Which form do I file to register?

Find the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA), which goes to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Kansas courts shut the door on unregistered LLCs as plaintiffs (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)). Contracts already signed still stand (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b)).

What is due after registering?

Plan for the Information Report, which costs $90.

Which services are in this lesson?

KS Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing; prices are in the table above.

Which service should handle the registration?

KS Registered Agent.org first, then Mainstay Filing; KS Registered Agent.org wins on founder outlay over three years.

See also

Sources, so you can check us

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