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Kansas LLC vs Delaware LLC with Kansas registration
Forming in Kansas costs $85; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then Kansas charges $115 to register it, so $225 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Kansas | LLC formed in Delaware, registered in Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Delaware | None | $110 |
| Formation in Kansas | $85 | None |
| Kansas foreign registration | None | $115 |
| Delaware yearly filing, two years | None | $800 |
| Kansas yearly filing, two years | $90 | $90 |
| Two years of state fees | $175 | $1,115 |
Over two years the Delaware route costs $940 more in state fees than forming at home.
State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
If you register in Kansas
Mainstay Filing prepares the Kansas registration (Form FA, Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 2 services we rank for Kansas are on the Kansas page.
Where the numbers come from
Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. Kansas: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division and the sources on the Kansas page.