Kansas Registered Agent Primer (2026): 6 Moves and the 2 Best Agents
Our order for appointing a registered agent in Kansas, 2026, is Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year). 6 moves: the Kansas rule for a resident agent, who qualifies, the address test and how to record the agent.
From the Founder Primer desk
The short version
The requirement
Yes
Check it yourself at ksrevisor.gov; we read it in October 2026
Yearly cost of our picks
$99 to $149 a year
As listed
Information report
$90 every 2 years
Check it yourself at sos.ks.gov; we read it in October 2026
Moves
6
In order
You will know
What the law says
Who can act as agent
How to name or change the agent
The agents we rank
The Kansas shortlist
Five published criteria set the order; read them on how we score.
Start with this$149 a year, flat at renewal
1. Mainstay Filing: best for founders planning to grow
Mainstay Filing gets the top mark in Kansas: a flat $149 a year, whatever state the LLC is in.
You pay $150 more than at KS Registered Agent.org across three years and keep less of the paperwork.
Inside the price
A street address for the registered office
Served papers scanned free, the same business day
Three government letters a year scanned at no charge
Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs
In its favor
$149 annually
Same price in all fifty states
Against it
$50 a year over KS Registered Agent.org
It does not file your reports
Kansas specialist$99 a year, flat at renewal
2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly agent price
Second place is KS Registered Agent.org, because $99 a year with scans of served papers in an online account.
Pulled from each company's pricing page on November 13, 2026. State fees do not change with the agent.
The primer, move by move
Move 1
The Kansas rule, short
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Where this comes from: Check it yourself at ksrevisor.gov; we read it in October 2026
Move 2
Who qualifies
The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there. Read K.S.A. 17-7925.
Move 3
Meet the address rule
The address has to be a Kansas address where the agent is regularly present. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Every pick supplies the Kansas office address.
Move 4
Self-serve or professional
Qualifying owners can name themselves. The recommended agents cost $99 to $149 annually.
Move 5
File the agent's details
New companies list the agent on the Articles of Organization (Form DL). Replacing the agent later means filing again with the Kansas Secretary of State.
Where this comes from: Check it yourself at sos.ks.gov; we read it in October 2026
Move 6
Keep the record current
Your agent's details are confirmed every other year on the information report, which costs $90, due 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.
Where this comes from: Check it yourself at sos.ks.gov; we read it in October 2026
What you will pay
Cost item
Goes to
Figure
The agent
The provider
$99 to $149 a year
Agent renewal
The provider
$99 to $149 a year
Information report
The state
$90 every two years
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.
How we ordered the Kansas picks
edged out on to-dos the price takes off you, worth 38%.
An agent who follows you to any state beat KS Registered Agent.org's lower price.
Kansas questions
Does Kansas force an LLC to keep a resident agent?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Can I be my own resident agent?
Maybe. Moves 2 and 3 show whether you meet both rules.
Can I change my resident agent later?
Change whenever you like through the Kansas Secretary of State, as move 5 describes.
What does a registered agent cost in Kansas?
Our picks charge $99 to $149 a year.
What does the LLC pay the state each year?
Once a year there is the information report at $90.
Which registered agent would you choose?
Pick Mainstay Filing: $149 a year, and the plan still works if you add a state later. Behind it: KS Registered Agent.org.