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Kansas LLC vs Nevada LLC with Kansas registration
Forming in Kansas costs $85; forming in Nevada costs $425 and then Kansas charges $115 to register it, so $540 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Kansas | LLC formed in Nevada, registered in Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Nevada | None | $425 |
| Formation in Kansas | $85 | None |
| Kansas foreign registration | None | $115 |
| Nevada yearly filing, two years | None | $700 |
| Kansas yearly filing, two years | $90 | $90 |
| Two years of state fees | $175 | $1,330 |
Over two years the Nevada route costs $1,155 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
Nevada: formation and yearly filing from Nevada’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.