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Section 2 · Kansas

The Kansas Registered Agent (2026): 6 Procedures and the 2 Best Agents

The readings for appointing a registered agent in Kansas in 2026 rank Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. The sheet runs 6 procedures: the legal rule, eligibility, the address test and the filing.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

Key facts

Resident agent required?
YesSpecimen: ksrevisor.gov, logged October 2026
What ranked services charge
$99 to $149 a yearFrom each company's pricing
Information report
$90 every 2 yearsSpecimen: sos.ks.gov, logged October 2026
Procedure count
6From first to last

After reading you will know

  • The legal requirement
  • The address and eligibility rules
  • Getting the agent on file
  • Who we would engage as agent

Best reading

Who we would engage in Kansas

The order follows five published criteria, set out in how we measure.
Best overall

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies in several states

Annual price $149; renewal $149

The sheet starts with Mainstay Filing, because $149 a year, and the reading is unchanged for states added later.

The three-year total is $150 above KS Registered Agent.org's, offset by the larger number of procedures it performs.

What the price performs

  • A registered office in Kansas
  • Papers served on the company are scanned free on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned at no charge
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Measured strengths

  • The same price in all fifty states
  • $149 a year, unchanged at renewal

Measured limits

  • More expensive by $50 a year
  • Reports are not filed on this plan
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Single-state plan

2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly agent price

Annual price $99; renewal $99

KS Registered Agent.org follows in second place: an in-state street address for the registered office, measured at $99 a year.

What the price performs

  • A physical Kansas address
  • Legal papers scanned and posted

Measured strengths

  • $99 a year, unchanged at renewal
  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing

Measured limits

  • Kansas only; every other state needs its own agent
  • Information report remains the owner's job
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Readings and prices at a glance

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2KS Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices as posted on November 13, 2026. Changing agent leaves state fees unchanged.

How a Kansas agent is set up

  1. Procedure 1: What Kansas requires of an agent

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

    Specimen: Specimen: ksrevisor.gov, logged October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Who can take the role

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

  3. Procedure 3: The address requirement

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

    TipWith a service, the record shows its address instead of the owner's.

  4. Procedure 4: Settle who will be the agent

    Eligible owners may name themselves, and the ranked agents charge $99 to $149 annually.

  5. Procedure 5: Enter the appointment

    The agent of a new LLC is named in the Articles of Organization (Form DL), filed with the Kansas Secretary of State. An existing LLC that changes agents files an amendment at the same office.

    Specimen: Specimen: sos.ks.gov, logged October 2026

  6. Procedure 6: Maintain accurate details

    The information report measures $90 every two years and falls due 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end; notices about it are routed to the resident agent.

    Specimen: Specimen: sos.ks.gov, logged October 2026

What the agent costs in Kansas

ProcedurePaid toPrice
A professional agentService company$99 to $149 a year
Renewing the agentService company$99 to $149 a year
Information reportPayable to the state$90 every two years
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.

Why Mainstay Filing comes first

The deciding criterion was procedures the price performs, worth 28% of the reading.

Coverage of all fifty states outweighed KS Registered Agent.org on this protocol.

Brief answers

Is a resident agent mandatory in Kansas?

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

Can I be my own resident agent?

Owners may serve when qualified; procedures 2 and 3 give the tests.

Can I change my resident agent later?

A change is permitted whenever wanted, through the Kansas Secretary of State, as procedure 5 describes.

What does a registered agent cost in Kansas?

$99 to $149 a year among the ranked agents.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

Chiefly the information report, $90 every two years.

Which registered agent would you choose?

The order of the readings is Mainstay Filing and KS Registered Agent.org. Mainstay Filing is first because the agent price is $149 a year in every state.

Further reading

Specimens and records

  1. Notebook entry for Kansas Form ILC, Information Report: the observations rest on sos.ks.gov, revisited in October 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  2. Notebook entry for Kansas report due date: the observations rest on ksrevisor.gov, revisited in August 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  3. Notebook entry for Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule: the observations rest on sos.ks.gov, revisited in October 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  4. Notebook entry for Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source: the observations rest on sos.ks.gov, revisited in October 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  5. Notebook entry for Kansas registered agent statute: the observations rest on ksrevisor.gov, revisited in October 2026. Replicate the check by opening that page.
  6. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the Kansas service page of Mainstay Filing
  7. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the pricing page of KS Registered Agent.org