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Registered agent guide · Kansas

Kansas Registered Agent Route (2026): Rules, State Fees and the 2 Best Agents

Plotting a registered agent in Kansas for 2026, the route we recommend runs Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year). No Kansas LLC gets by without a resident agent. Add up the state's yearly tolls and the figure is $45, ranking 25th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Tolls on the Kansas route

25th

of 50 on one year of state tolls

Counted from the lightest toll up, same mile as other states. Every state on one map

Resident agent required
Yes
ksrevisor.gov, surveyed October 2026
Information report
$90 / 2 yrs
The checkpoint closes, in the state's words: 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end. sos.ks.gov, surveyed October 2026
State toll, one year
$45
Recurring tolls, shown for one lap

Kansas route picks

The order rests on five criteria set out in the method: three-year provider cost (35%), steps covered (27%), renewal fare, fit with Kansas rules and fee labeling.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies that might cross into other states

Our lead pick$149 for the year, $149 when it renews

We put Mainstay Filing at the head of the route because $149 a year, level at renewal, valid on every route.

Its three-year provider cost runs $150 above KS Registered Agent.org's, and in exchange more of the state's checkpoints are cleared for you.

The fare covers

  • Kansas registered office, address supplied
  • If papers are served on the company, they are scanned the same business day at no cost
  • Letters from government offices are scanned free, the first three each year
  • The same service runs for corporations, partnerships and nonprofits

On the plus side

  • A single provider for any destination
  • $149 yearly, no step up

On the minus side

  • $50 a year above KS Registered Agent.org
  • Report filing rides with the formation package, not this ticket
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2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for companies that stay inside Kansas

Built for Kansas$99 for the year, $99 when it renews

Continuing, KS Registered Agent.org is the second alternative, since a nearby agent at $99 a year whose street address goes on the public map.

The fare covers

  • An office address on this route
  • View served papers online as scans

On the plus side

  • Under Mainstay Filing on the yearly fare
  • $99 a year, unchanged at renewal

On the minus side

  • Runs in Kansas only; other states need their own agent
  • The information report checkpoint is not cleared for you
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The route as numbers

StopProviderYearly rateRenewal rateProvider cost, three years
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.

All fares shown are as the providers listed them on November 12, 2026. Kansas's own tolls do not change with the agent you name.

Kansas agent route calculator

Each agent fare is paired with the state tolls that repeat (the information report beginning in year two). The opening fee is not in the total.

Route cost for 3 years with Mainstay Filing: $537, of which $90 goes to the state and $447 to the provider.

Kansas and the stops on either side of it

MileStateYearly state fees
19thWisconsin$25
24thLouisiana$35
25thKansas$45
25thVermont$45
27thAlaska$50

The entire route map is at Registered agent rules by state, lightest tolls first.

Kansas resident agent requirements (official source: 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.

Who may serve on this route: The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there. Statute posted: K.S.A. 17-7925.

Kansas's repeating tolls

One stop repeats: the information report, $90 every two years, 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.

Reasoning for the order

Steps the service takes over (27%) is the criterion on which Mainstay Filing outscored KS Registered Agent.org here.

An agent that travels with you into every state outscored KS Registered Agent.org's lower fare.

Kansas: your route questions

Does every Kansas LLC have to carry a resident agent?

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

Who is allowed to serve as the resident agent on a Kansas route?

The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there.

What does registered agent service cost per year for Kansas?

Agents on the route bill $99 to $149 annually.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

$45 a year by our one-year measure, which is the information report ($90 every two years).

Which registered agents are on this route?

Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in route order, from the first stop.

Which registered agent should I take?

Mainstay Filing is stop one, because a single $149 agent fare that goes along if the company crosses into another state; after that come KS Registered Agent.org.

More from this state

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker sos.ks.gov, covering Kansas Form ILC, Information Report, logged October 2026.
  2. Marker ksrevisor.gov, covering Kansas report due date, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker sos.ks.gov, covering Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule, logged October 2026.
  4. Marker sos.ks.gov, covering Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  5. Marker ksrevisor.gov, covering Kansas registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  6. Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate, logged August 2026.
  7. Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate, logged August 2026.
  8. Marker geauxbiz.sos.la.gov, covering Louisiana Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  9. Marker sos.la.gov, covering Louisiana Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  10. Marker legis.la.gov, covering Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report, official source, logged October 2026.
  11. Marker sos.vermont.gov, covering Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report, logged October 2026.
  12. Marker commerce.alaska.gov, covering Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, logged August 2026.
  13. Marker commerce.alaska.gov, covering Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, logged August 2026.
  14. Mainstay Filing listed this Kansas service page on November 12, 2026
  15. KS Registered Agent.org listed this pricing page on November 12, 2026