Kansas fee chart
19th
on the foreign registration map, of 50
Our Kansas chart of providers
Criteria and weights behind this order are on the
method page.
Top of the chart
1. KS Registered Agent.org: best for a modest Kansas registration
Service $199, year-two price $99
Spot one goes to KS Registered Agent.org: a $199 service charge and a $99 agent renewal.
Mainstay Filing costs more over three years, and that criterion counts for 36%.
Price covers
- Kansas registration papers drawn up and filed
- A year of agent service
Upside
- A $99 renewal
- $199 to register
- No agent charge during year one
Covers the whole map
2. Mainstay Filing: best for a later third or fourth state
Service $199, year-two price $149
Next on the chart is Mainstay Filing, since $199 on top of Kansas's fee, then the agent at $149 each year from year two.
KS Registered Agent.org is $100 cheaper on three-year provider charges.
Year two brings an agent charge of $149 per year, whichever state it is.
Price covers
- Registration papers drawn up and filed for you
- Fifty-state service
Upside
- Handles your next state too
- $199 above Kansas's fee
Downside
- $50 more per year for the agent
The ranking as figures
Prices were taken from each company's own pages on November 12, 2026. The state's $115 is not counted in this table.
Foreign LLC budget
The registration fee is $115, with the $90 report from year two; each provider's prices go on top.
Kansas and the states beside it on the chart
Kansas foreign LLC registration fee and form (official)
LLCs formed in other states file the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA) with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division and pay $115.
From then on it files the Information Report ($90), April 15, every second year.
Before sending the filing
- Name and formation date as the home state lists them.
- A resident agent located in the state, which every pick provides.
- Payment of the $115 state charge.
The price of not registering
Until it registers, the LLC cannot start a lawsuit in the state's courts (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)). Contracts are not voided (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b)).
Basis for the order
KS Registered Agent.org pulled ahead of Mainstay Filing on service cost across three years, weighted 36%.
Three years with KS Registered Agent.org cost $397 in provider charges, $100 less than Mainstay Filing.
Kansas FAQ
What does Kansas charge a foreign LLC to register?
$115 as the official fee. Hiring one adds $199.
Which form does a foreign LLC file with Kansas?
The form is the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA), and it goes to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
Does a foreign LLC have a yearly obligation?
A yearly filing applies, namely the Information Report, which costs $90.
What happens if the LLC does business there without registering?
Until it registers, the LLC cannot start a lawsuit in the state's courts (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)). Contracts are not voided (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b)).
Must a foreign LLC name a resident agent for Kansas?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Which provider should register my foreign LLC?
KS Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing, as ranked.
Where each number comes from
- Seen October 2026 regarding Kansas Form ILC, Information Report: sos.ks.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Kansas report due date: ksrevisor.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule: sos.ks.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source: sos.ks.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Kansas registered agent statute: ksrevisor.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Kansas Secretary of State, register a business: sos.ks.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Form FA, foreign business application: sos.ks.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business: ksrevisor.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register: ksrevisor.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Kansas Secretary of State, information reports: sos.ks.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding SCC, foreign limited liability company forms and fees: scc.virginia.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding SCC, foreign business entities FAQ: scc.virginia.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding SCC, foreign registration checklist: scc.virginia.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Code of Virginia § 13.1-1052, application for registration: law.lis.virginia.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Code of Virginia § 13.1-1059, activities that are: law.lis.virginia.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Code of Virginia § 13.1-1057, consequences of transacting: law.lis.virginia.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding West Virginia SOS, register an out-of-state business: sos.wv.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Form LLF-1, application for certificate of authority: sos.wv.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding W: code.wvlegislature.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding W: code.wvlegislature.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding W: code.wvlegislature.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding West Virginia SOS, cancel or withdraw a foreign: sos.wv.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding DFI Form 521, foreign registration statement for an: dfi.wi.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding DFI fees: dfi.wi.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding DFI file online: dfi.wi.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Wis: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Wis: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding DFI Form 524, withdrawal of registration: dfi.wi.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding North Dakota Secretary of State, limited liability companies: sos.nd.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding NDCC Chapter 10-32.1: ndlegis.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Secretary of State, registered agents: sos.nd.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Secretary of State, business services: sos.nd.gov
- On November 12, 2026 KS Registered Agent.org showed this pricing page
- On November 12, 2026 Mainstay Filing showed this Kansas service page