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Chapter 2 · Kansas

Kansas Registered Agent Chapter (2026): 6 Sections and the 2 Best Agents

Kansas readers who want help appointing a registered agent in 2026 should look at KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), in the order given. The reader finishes 6 short sections knowing how Kansas wants a resident agent appointed.
Written by the Biz Formation Academy editorial board

Key points

Legal requirement Yes Reference: ksrevisor.gov, consulted October 2026
Yearly cost of the recommended agents $99 to $149 a year From company pricing pages
Information report $90 every 2 years Reference: sos.ks.gov, consulted October 2026
Chapter sections 6 Outlined below

You will be able to explain

  • What the law provides
  • Eligibility and the address test
  • Naming the agent in a filing
  • How the recommended agents compare

The Kansas shortlist

The order rests on five weighted criteria described under how we grade, with three-year cost and paperwork completed on top.

1. KS Registered Agent.org: best for owners watching costs

Highest ranked
$99 per year (renewal $99)

This chapter recommends KS Registered Agent.org above the others, because a plan for one state: $99 a year, renewing at $99.

Over three years it costs less than Mainstay Filing, and three-year cost counts for 34% of the ranking.

Price covers

  • A physical address in Kansas
  • Legal papers scanned and posted

Advantages

  • Less per year than Mainstay Filing
  • A flat $99 annually

Limitations

  • No help in other states
  • The owner completes the information report
Visit KS Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent for all states

Serves all states
$149 per year (renewal $149)

The second recommendation, Mainstay Filing: $149 a year from one provider, for this state and any later one.

A three-year difference of $150 from KS Registered Agent.org sets its position.

Price covers

  • A street address for the registered office
  • Any papers served on the company get scanned for you at no cost
  • Three government mailings a year are scanned at no cost to you
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Advantages

  • A flat $149 annually
  • The same provider anywhere

Limitations

  • KS Registered Agent.org is $50 a year lower
  • Agent service and nothing else
Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2 services, side by side

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1 KS Registered Agent.org $99$99/yr$297 Visit KS Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $149$149/yr$447 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Listed prices, consulted November 13, 2026. Changing agents does not alter what the state charges.

The Kansas agent, in sequence

  1. Section 1

    Read the Kansas requirement

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Reference: Reference: ksrevisor.gov, consulted October 2026

  2. Section 2

    Who qualifies as an agent

    The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there. Source of the rule: K.S.A. 17-7925.

  3. Section 3

    The address rule

    The address has to be a Kansas address where the agent is regularly present. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

    A hired service lists its own Kansas street address in place of yours.

  4. Section 4

    Select the person or company

    A qualified owner can be the agent. Those who prefer not to can pay $99 to $149 a year to a recommended agent.

  5. Section 5

    Report the agent's details

    The agent is named when the Articles of Organization (Form DL) is filed, and a later change is a separate filing with the Kansas Secretary of State.

    Reference: Reference: sos.ks.gov, consulted October 2026

  6. Section 6

    Track the recurring filing

    Every second year the information report confirms the agent's details for $90, by 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.

    Reference: Reference: sos.ks.gov, consulted October 2026

Agent and state costs

Line itemPaid toSum
The agent Service$99 to $149 a year
Renewal Service$99 to $149 a year
Information report Paid to the state$90 every two years

The three-year state row is computed as the filing fee, plus the report in each of years two and three, plus any yearly minimum tax. Service fees have their own rows.

How the Kansas recommendations were ranked

finished ahead of on tuition over three years, which counts for 34%.

Add up years one to three with KS Registered Agent.org and the sum is $297; the same period at Mainstay Filing runs $150 higher.

Kansas review questions

May a Kansas LLC operate without a resident agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own resident agent?

Possibly. Sections 2 and 3 show whether both rules are met.

Can I change my resident agent later?

Yes, at any time. Section 5 shows how to file the change with the Kansas Secretary of State.

What does a registered agent cost in Kansas?

A year of agent service costs $99 to $149 with the services ranked here.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

Chiefly the information report, $90 every two years.

Which registered agent would you choose?

KS Registered Agent.org, because $99 a year provides a Kansas agent with an in-state office. After it come Mainstay Filing.

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Bibliography and primary texts

  1. Primary text behind Kansas Form ILC, Information Report: sos.ks.gov, accessed October 2026.
  2. Primary text behind Kansas report due date: ksrevisor.gov, accessed August 2026.
  3. Primary text behind Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule: sos.ks.gov, accessed October 2026.
  4. Primary text behind Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source: sos.ks.gov, accessed October 2026.
  5. Primary text behind Kansas registered agent statute: ksrevisor.gov, accessed October 2026.
  6. Price reference: KS Registered Agent.org, pricing page, November 13, 2026
  7. Price reference: Mainstay Filing, Kansas service page, November 13, 2026