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Kansas LLC vs Wyoming LLC with Kansas registration
Forming in Kansas costs $85; forming in Wyoming costs $100 and then Kansas charges $115 to register it, so $215 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Kansas | LLC formed in Wyoming, registered in Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Wyoming | None | $100 |
| Formation in Kansas | $85 | None |
| Kansas foreign registration | None | $115 |
| Wyoming yearly filing, two years | None | $120 |
| Kansas yearly filing, two years | $90 | $90 |
| Two years of state fees | $175 | $425 |
Over two years the Wyoming route costs $250 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
Wyoming: formation and yearly filing from Wyoming’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.