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Unit 2 · Kansas

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

For naming a registered agent in Kansas in 2026, this unit puts Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) at the top of the class, in that order. Work through the 6 tasks and your resident agent will be appointed the right way.

Prepared by the LLC 101 Guide instructors

Need-to-know facts

Needed by law?
Yes
Look it up at ksrevisor.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
Agent price range
$99 to $149 a year
From company pricing pages
Information report
$90 every 2 years
Look it up at sos.ks.gov; our reading dates from October 2026
Unit tasks
6
Each one explained

What this unit teaches

  • Why Kansas wants an agent on file
  • Eligibility and address rules
  • How an agent gets on record
  • Which agents we recommend and why

Kansas: our recommended services

Cost over three years leads, then assignments completed, renewal price, Kansas fit and plain pricing (grading page).

Top of the class

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a nationwide agent under one price

Best overallFirst year $149; renewal $149

Our first pick is Mainstay Filing; one flat $149 yearly price that does not depend on which state the LLC sits in.

KS Registered Agent.org is $150 lower across three years; this service still ranks higher because it does more of the work.

What the price covers

  • A real street address in the state
  • Free scans of legal papers served on the company, sent the business day they arrive
  • Up to three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

What works

  • $149 each year, no increase
  • Good in every state

What to weigh

  • Higher by $50 a year
  • Report filing needs the formation package
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for LLCs that live only in Kansas

One-state planFirst year $99; renewal $99

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

What the price covers

  • A Kansas address for the registered office
  • Legal papers scanned and posted for you

What works

  • Under Mainstay Filing on price
  • Price $99; renews at $99

What to weigh

  • Kansas only; each other state needs its own agent
  • You finish the information report on your own
Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

A comparison of the services

#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 listed on November 13, 2026. State fees do not change with your choice of agent.

How the Kansas agent gets set up

  1. Task 1

    Read what Kansas requires

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

    Source: Look it up at ksrevisor.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

  2. Task 2

    See who may act

    The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there. See K.S.A. 17-7925 for the text.

  3. Task 3

    The address rule

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

    With a service, the public record shows its address instead of yours.

  4. Task 4

    Choose between acting alone and hiring

    Hiring from the recommended agents costs $99 to $149 a year; serving yourself is the option for those who qualify.

  5. Task 5

    Put the agent on the state's record

    The Articles of Organization (Form DL) asks for the agent's name and address, and the Kansas Secretary of State also takes change filings from LLCs switching agents.

    Source: Look it up at sos.ks.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

  6. Task 6

    Update when things change

    Mail from the state about the information report reaches your resident agent. The filing is $90 every two years, due 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.

    Source: Look it up at sos.ks.gov; our reading dates from October 2026

Kansas agent costs

What forReceiverTotal
Hiring an agentThe service company$99 to $149 a year
Every year afterThe service company$99 to $149 a year
Information reportThe state$90 every two years
State fees were read from the official pages named in the sources. Three years means the filing, two years of reports and the minimum tax where there is one.

The reasoning behind the order

Assignments the price completes settled first place in Kansas. It is worth 31% of the grade, and the other 69% comes from course fee across three years, second-year fee, match with the state syllabus and plain pricing.

Reach put it ahead of KS Registered Agent.org.

Check your Kansas answers

Is an LLC in Kansas obliged to keep a resident agent?

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

Can I be my own resident agent?

Yes, once you pass the tests for who may serve and which address counts, in tasks 2 and 3.

Can I change my resident agent later?

Yes. Switching takes a change filing at the Kansas Secretary of State (task 5).

What does a registered agent cost in Kansas?

Our recommended agents charge $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The yearly item is the information report, which costs $90.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Mainstay Filing, because $149 per year from a provider that also covers any state you add later. After it come KS Registered Agent.org.

Reading list and sources

  1. Want proof for what the unit says about Kansas Form ILC, Information Report? Go to sos.ks.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  2. Want proof for what the unit says about Kansas report due date? Go to ksrevisor.gov; the copy we used dates from August 2026.
  3. Want proof for what the unit says about Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule? Go to sos.ks.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  4. Want proof for what the unit says about Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source? Go to sos.ks.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  5. Want proof for what the unit says about Kansas registered agent statute? Go to ksrevisor.gov; the copy we used dates from October 2026.
  6. Figures from Mainstay Filing's Kansas service page, November 13, 2026
  7. Figures from KS Registered Agent.org's pricing page, November 13, 2026