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Kansas LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Kansas and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Kansas as a foreign LLC, which costs $115 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Kansas costs $85.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeKansas foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Kansas$85Not needed$85$90
Form in Wyoming$100$115$215$210
Form in Delaware$110$115$225$890
Form in Nevada$425$115$540$790

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Kansas (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Kansas registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $115 state fee = $314

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. KS Registered Agent.org

$199 + $115 state fee = $314

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Kansas page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Kansas, so this list has two entries.

Kansas questions

Do I still register in Kansas if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Kansas, Kansas generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division, for $115. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Kansas?

$85 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Information Report (Kansas Secretary of State), every two years, $90 (due: april 15, every second year).

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