Reference · Kansas
Kansas LLC requirements
Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in Kansas, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.
| Filing agency | Kansas Secretary of State, Business Filing Center |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $85 |
| Filing fee notes | Per official Articles of Organization form (Rev. 2/27/26): $85 online, $90 paper. Reflects a fee reduction effective 27 February 2026 (Kansas Register 02-12-26, item 53865) and a further 26 May 2026 SOS press release. |
| Standard processing | Not stated on an official page. |
| Expedited options | No separate expedite fee listed for domestic LLC Articles of Organization; online filing is faster and cheaper. |
| Periodic report | Information Report (formerly 'Annual Report') |
| Report frequency | biennial |
| Report fee | $90 |
| Report deadline | CHANGED IN 2026 from annual to biennial. LLCs formed in an even year file in each subsequent even year; odd-year LLCs file odd years. For-profit due by April 15. $90 online / $110 paper. |
| Late penalty | No flat monetary late fee identified. Roughly 3-month delinquency window, after which the entity is forfeited and cannot file further documents until reinstated. |
| Administrative dissolution | Forfeiture after the ~90-day delinquency period; Certificate of Reinstatement required. |
| State tax | No franchise tax - Kansas repealed its corporate/LLC franchise tax effective 2011. |
| Minimum state tax | None |
| Newspaper publication | Not required |
| Registered agent required | Yes |
| First-year minimum | $85 |
Confidence
What we're less sure about
Cross-checked, pending a second verification pass
- HIGH VALUE: Kansas changed annual -> biennial and cut fees during 2026. Most competitor pages will be stale.
- A 26 May 2026 press release announced further reductions WITHOUT publishing exact figures, so the $90/$110 report fee (from the 23 Jan 2026 form) may already be out of date.
- VERIFY BEFORE PUBLISHING
Provenance
Sources
Every figure above traces to one of these. If a state changes a fee and we haven't caught it, tell us — we log corrections publicly.
- sos.ks.gov — https://sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/DL.pdf
- sos.ks.gov — https://sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/ILC.pdf
- sos.ks.gov — https://sos.ks.gov/publications/register/Volume-45/Issues/Issue-07/02-12-26-53865.html
- sos.ks.gov — https://sos.ks.gov/media/press-releases/2026/05-26-26-secretary-of-state-reduces-fees-for-kansans.html