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Experiment 3 · Kansas

Foreign LLC Registration, Kansas (2026): 4 Procedures and the 2 Best Services

Ranked by measured reading, the services for registering an LLC formed elsewhere in Kansas in 2026 are Mainstay Filing ($199) and KS Registered Agent.org ($199). Kansas charges $115 for foreign registration, and 4 procedures describe the process.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

Before the procedures

State fee to register
$115Reference sos.ks.gov, October 2026
Recurring report
$90Information Report
State cost, years 1 to 3
$205Registration plus reports
Procedures on this sheet
4From first to last

After reading you will know

  • When registration is required
  • The filing, its fee and its office
  • What it costs to stay registered
  • The readings and their reasoning

Best reading

If you want someone else to file

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we measure); three-year cost and procedures performed count most.
Best overall

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a second state and beyond

$199 to register, $149 yearly

Top of the Kansas readings is Mainstay Filing: $199 above the state fee, a resident agent at no charge in year one, then $149 a year.

Three years run $100 higher than at KS Registered Agent.org, in exchange for more of the work being done.

From year two the agent reads $149 a year, whichever state is used.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • The same price in each state

Measured strengths

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Prepared for a further state

Measured limits

  • A higher agent renewal ($149)
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In-state service

2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for adding Kansas alone

$199 to register, $99 yearly

KS Registered Agent.org follows in second place: registration reads $199 plus state fees, with year one of the agent already covered.

What the price performs

  • The filing is performed for you
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • $99 a year for the agent afterward
  • A service fee of $199
  • No agent fee in year one

Measured limits

  • Serves only Kansas
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Comparison of the services

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2KS Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices as posted on November 13, 2026. The state fee ($115) is not counted.

The sheet, procedure by procedure

  1. Procedure 1: Is Kansas registration required?

    Definition: a foreign LLC is one formed in a different state. It registers before it does business there. The cost of not registering: An unregistered LLC's own claims will not proceed there (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)). Its contracts remain valid (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b)).

    Specimen: Reference sos.ks.gov, October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Appoint a resident agent for Kansas

    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.

    TipEach of the ranked services acts as the resident agent.

    Specimen: Reference ksrevisor.gov, October 2026

  3. Procedure 3: Prepare the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business

    the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division accepts the form together with the $115 fee.

    Specimen: Reference sos.ks.gov, October 2026

  4. Procedure 4: Plan for the recurring filing

    The next obligation is the Information Report at $90, April 15, every second year.

Costs, procedure by procedure

ItemPaid toAmount
Registration feeState$115
Information ReportState$90
Service fees (optional)The provider$199 up front
Three-year state totalState$205
Figures paid to Kansas are its published fees, with the specimens listed beneath the table; each service row is that company's own price. The three-year state row sums the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax.

How the readings worked out

Procedures the price performs decided first place in Kansas. It carries 28% of the reading, and the remainder comes from measured cost over three years, reading at year two, fit with the state protocol and price legibility.

The company belongs to one state yet operates in a second, which favors one provider for both.

Kansas questions

How large is Kansas's fee for a foreign LLC?

$115 as the official fee. A service adds $199.

Which form do I file to register?

Locate the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA); it is delivered to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

An unregistered LLC's own claims will not proceed there (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)). Its contracts remain valid (K.S.A. 17-76,126(b)).

What is due after registering?

Registration stays active through the Information Report; the fee is $90.

Which services are in this lesson?

2 services are measured: Mainstay Filing at $199 and KS Registered Agent.org at $199.

Which service should handle the registration?

Mainstay Filing and KS Registered Agent.org, in descending order of reading.

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Specimens and records

  1. Kansas Form ILC, Information Report readings were recorded from sos.ks.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
  2. Kansas report due date readings were recorded from ksrevisor.gov; the last repeat observation was in August 2026.
  3. Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule readings were recorded from sos.ks.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
  4. Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source readings were recorded from sos.ks.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
  5. Kansas registered agent statute readings were recorded from ksrevisor.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
  6. Kansas Secretary of State, register a business readings were recorded from sos.ks.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
  7. Form FA, foreign business application readings were recorded from sos.ks.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
  8. K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are not doing business readings were recorded from ksrevisor.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
  9. K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing to register readings were recorded from ksrevisor.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
  10. Kansas Secretary of State, information reports readings were recorded from sos.ks.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
  11. Observation of Mainstay Filing's Kansas service page, November 13, 2026
  12. Observation of KS Registered Agent.org's pricing page, November 13, 2026