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2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Kansas (2026): Cost Calculator

Our 2026 calculation puts KS Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), in that order, at the top of Kansas foreign registration services. Add $397 to $497 of service charges to the $115 registration fee in Kansas for a three-year result.
Calculated by the Formation Calc editorial team

Result order: The result is 41% three-year cost and 27% filing work covered, with renewal change, break-even year and input clarity filling in the rest. The formula

Kansas results

Fee at the filing office$115sos.ks.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Opening results$199Before government fees
Three-year band$397 to $497First year and both renewals
State total, years 1 to 3$205Registration, reports and any minimum tax
Swap yearNone in ten yearsOrder never flips

Kansas: results, best value first

Reading across: year one, the price after that, then the three-year total. Add Kansas's $115 to whichever result you pick.
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1. KS Registered Agent.org: best for adding only one state

Leads the results
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
Input $199; later years $99

Top result: KS Registered Agent.org. $199 above the state fee and $99 per later year.

Its three-year result is below Mainstay Filing's, and three-year cost is 41% of the formula.

Inputs covered

  • The Kansas registration filing
  • Agent service for the first year

Adds up well

  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • Service fee of $199
  • $99 yearly from year two

Adds up badly

  • Limited to one state
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing

All fifty states
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$149/yr
Result at year 3$497
Input $199; later years $149

Mainstay Filing holds position 2 because $199 past what Kansas charges, then $149 a year for the agent.

KS Registered Agent.org calculates $100 lower over three years, enough to rank higher.

The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.

Inputs covered

  • Registration handled for you
  • One fee wherever you register

Adds up well

  • Same fee wherever you register
  • $199 plus the state's fee

Adds up badly

  • $50 more each year for the agent

Results over time

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1KS Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Open KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices from November 13, 2026, summed year by year. No break-even appears within ten years.

Break-even test

Enter a number of years and the calculator recomputes each service's running total.
At 3 years, the results are KS Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497. Smallest result: KS Registered Agent.org.

State fees with sources

InputAmountSource
Registration filing$115sos.ks.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Information Report$90sos.ks.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
State fees summed, years 1 to 3$205Calculated from the inputs above
State result = filing fee + the two later reports + any minimum tax. Open-ended costs get a mention but no number.

How the result came out

For Kansas, the deciding term was calculated three-year cost (41% of the formula), where KS Registered Agent.org came out ahead.

Three years with KS Registered Agent.org sum to $397, a result $100 better than Mainstay Filing.

How Kansas describes the foreign LLC registration fee and rules

Registration inputs: the Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA), the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division, $115.

Skipping registration can bring dismissal of its own claims in Kansas courts (K.S.A. 17-76,126(a)).

Official text: sos.ks.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}

Without a service

File alone and Kansas still bills $205 over three years, with every form on your desk. A service charging $397 to $497 removes that work.

About these results

What is the registration fee for a foreign LLC in Kansas?

$115 for the filing itself, where our results add $199.

What do these services calculate to over three years?

Year one plus two renewals calculates to $397 to $497.

Which form registers the LLC?

Complete Application for Registration, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business (Form FA) and deliver it to the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

What recurring filing follows registration?

The Information Report, charged at $90.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

No break-even within ten years.

Which foreign registration service calculates best for Kansas?

KS Registered Agent.org, which wins on calculated three-year cost. Mainstay Filing follow.

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Input sources

  1. We entered Kansas Form ILC, Information Report after reading sos.ks.gov in October 2026.
  2. We entered Kansas report due date after reading ksrevisor.gov in August 2026.
  3. We entered Kansas Secretary of State, Form after reading sos.ks.gov in October 2026.
  4. We entered Kansas formation fee: Filing fee after reading sos.ks.gov in October 2026.
  5. We entered Kansas registered agent statute after reading ksrevisor.gov in October 2026.
  6. We entered Kansas Secretary of State, register after reading sos.ks.gov in October 2026.
  7. We entered Form FA, foreign business application after reading sos.ks.gov in October 2026.
  8. We entered K.S.A. 17-7932, activities that are after reading ksrevisor.gov in October 2026.
  9. We entered K.S.A. 17-76,126, effect of failing after reading ksrevisor.gov in October 2026.
  10. We entered Kansas Secretary of State, information after reading sos.ks.gov in October 2026.
  11. Input from KS Registered Agent.org: pricing page (November 13, 2026)
  12. Input from Mainstay Filing: Kansas service page (November 13, 2026)