Kansas state charges, charted
25th
among 50 states, counting one year of state fees
Kansas top picks
The
method page lists all five criteria. The two heaviest are three-year charges and what the price covers.
First stop
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one provider across the map
$149/yr now, $149/yr later
Start with Mainstay Filing, where $149 yearly, flat, from a provider that operates across the whole country.
Across three years it runs $150 above KS Registered Agent.org; with coverage weighted 24%, the extra filings it takes on more than cover the difference.
Price covers
- The registered office address is supplied
- Court papers or notices served on the company are scanned the same business day, with no fee
- Mail from government offices is scanned free, up to three pieces each year
- Not just for LLCs: corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits can use it
Upside
- Flat $149/yr
- Fifty-state coverage
Downside
- $50 extra each year compared with KS Registered Agent.org
- An agent-only plan, so the reports stay with you
Rooted in Kansas
2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for a tight agent budget
$99/yr now, $99/yr later
Just behind comes KS Registered Agent.org, where $99 per year gets an agent whose office address is inside the state.
Price covers
- Kansas office address on the public record
- Scanned copies of legal notices appear online
Upside
- A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
- $99 yearly, no increase
Downside
- Kansas and nothing else
- Information report stays with you
The ranking as figures
Prices as shown on November 12, 2026. Any agent, same state bill.
Agent budget calculator
Each agent's price is added to the state charges that repeat (the information report from year two). The formation fee is not part of the total.
Kansas and the states beside it on the chart
Kansas resident agent requirements (official, Secretary of State)
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.
Acceptable agents: The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there. (K.S.A. 17-7925)
What Kansas bills each year
One thing recurs: the information report, at $90 every two years, 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.
Reasoning for the ranking
For Kansas, the criterion that decided it was requirements handled, at 24%.
Reach moved it ahead of KS Registered Agent.org.
Questions answered
Is a resident agent required for every Kansas LLC?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who qualifies as the resident agent for a Kansas LLC?
The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there.
How much does Kansas registered agent service run each year?
Agents on this chart bill $99 to $149 annually.
What does the state bill an LLC every year?
$45 per year by our yearly measure, which is the information report ($90 every two years).
Which registered agents does this chart rank?
Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), from top to bottom of the chart.
Which registered agent should I use?
Mainstay Filing and KS Registered Agent.org, 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 August 2026 regarding Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate: dfi.wi.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate: dfi.wi.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Louisiana Secretary of State: geauxbiz.sos.la.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Louisiana Secretary of State: sos.la.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report, official source: legis.la.gov
- Seen October 2026 regarding Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report: sos.vermont.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development: commerce.alaska.gov
- Seen August 2026 regarding Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development: commerce.alaska.gov
- Mainstay Filing's Kansas service page, seen November 12, 2026
- KS Registered Agent.org's pricing page, seen November 12, 2026