2025 fees Kansas Secretary of State Rank #34 of 51

LLC Costs in Kansas (KS)

$340 all-in for your first year - $160 to file, $55 annual report, plus a registered agent. Kansas is $43 (11%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Annual report is due by April 15. Kansas has a relatively higher filing fee but reasonable ongoing costs. Good central location for distribution businesses.

Updated 2025 · Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Higher Articles filing fee

Higher Articles filing fee. $160 one-time SOS filing sits in the top third of Articles/formation fees nationwide. Kansas's $160 Articles filing fee sets the tone for a $340 first-year total, ranking #34 of 51. Fees are those published by the Kansas Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

According to the Kansas Secretary of State fee schedule; registered agent normalized at $125/yr. See methodology. How we calculate →

$160
One-time filing fee
$55 /yr
Annual report
$340
First-year total
#34 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

Articles filing schedule card

Fee strip KS · Kansas SOS FY 2026 · rank #34

Kansas · FY 2026 · 5-10 business days · no pub

  • VS-AVG Online filing
  • ARTICLES www.sos.ks.gov
  • BIENNIAL 5-10 business days
  • SCHEDULE +$80 expedite
  • REPORT near Illinois
  • RANK 11% below avg

Stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule (filing, report, publication, rank, nearest peer), not a recommendation of where to form. Read with small business tax planning → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Connecticut$3252. New Hampshire$3253. New Jersey$3254. Oregon$3255. Kansas$3406. Illinois$350
1. Connecticut$3252. New Hampshire$3253. New Jersey$3254. Oregon$3255. Kansas$3406. Illinois$350
First-year SOS-fee total for Kansas and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

Cost vs. speed: where Kansas sits among all 51 filing offices

Kansas is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 8-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by First-year cost ($) (X) and Processing time (business days) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Slow & expensiveCheap but slowFast but priceyFast & cheap $0$500$1,000$1,500 0d10d20d30d First-year cost ($) Processing time (business days) Cost vs. speed: where Kansas sits among all 51 filing offices
Kansas is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 8-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait.
Kansas is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 8-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait. National median processing time: 6 business days; national average first-year cost: $383. Source: each state's Secretary of State published processing-time guidance + the 51-row SOS fee aggregate.

Where the $160 Articles fee sits inside $340

How your $340 first-year total breaks down State filing fee is the largest piece - 47%
  • State filing fee $160
  • Annual Report (yr 1) $55
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $160
Annual Report $55
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $80
Total, First Year $340

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Kansas's 4% corporate tax rate ranks among the lowest corporate tax burdens nationally (#8 of 51 lowest), a durable advantage beyond the $340 formation cost above.

Corporate income tax
4%
4% corporate tax rate, #8 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
1.29%
Of assessed property value, per year

Sources: Tax Foundation state corporate tax rates, Census ACS effective property tax rates.

Fee check: Verify current LLC fees with the Kansas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.ks.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

Kansas SOS fee strip (high filing)

Filing Fee $160
Annual Report $55 /yr
Processing Time 5-10 business days
Expedited $80 → Same business day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $340
File with Kansas SOS

Similar Cost States

Oklahoma $250 West Virginia $250 Indiana $251 Pennsylvania $257

Lower-cost alternatives

States with a lower first-year SOS-fee total than KS:

Oregon $325 Rhode Island $325 South Dakota $325

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Report a data error on this page.

Sources used on this page
  • Kansas Secretary of State - LLC filing fee, annual-report requirement, and processing time. www.sos.ks.gov
  • Federation of Tax Administrators - cross-check of state fee and tax figures. taxadmin.org
LLC fees and requirements sourced from the Kansas Secretary of State. See our methodology for details.

Verify with the Kansas Secretary of State →