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2 Best LLC Services in Kansas (2026): Cost Calculator

The 2026 result for Kansas LLC formation services: Mainstay Filing ($199) and KS Registered Agent.org ($199), ranked best value first. Inputs give three-year service totals of $397 to $597; the $85 that Kansas charges to file is the same in every calculation.
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

Results in brief

Filing fee$85sos.ks.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Year-one band$199Provider fees only
Three-year outputs$397 to $597Opening input plus two more
State total, years 1 to 3$175Filing, reports and any minimum tax
CrossoverNone in ten yearsRanking steady to year 10

Kansas results

Every input is copied from the company's own pricing page. The $85 state fee has to be added separately.
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for one input covering formation and upkeep

Top result
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$199/yr
Result at year 3$597
$199 a year plus the $85 state fee

Mainstay Filing comes first because no other service has the information report inside a $199 yearly input.

Using KS Registered Agent.org would save $200 over three years and leave more filing work to you.

No information report for you to file; the only extra is the state's $90.

Inputs covered

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Resident agent for the full year
  • Information report, filed when due
  • EIN application prepared
  • Nothing added to state charges

Adds up well

  • EIN application included
  • No increase at renewal ($199)
  • $199 a year covers filing and agent and report

Adds up badly

  • From year two, $100 above KS Registered Agent.org
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2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for companies that stay in one state

Kansas focus
Year-1 input$199
Input for year 2 on$99/yr
Result at year 3$397
$199 and fees; renewal $99

KS Registered Agent.org holds position 2 because $199 pays for formation and the agent adds $99 yearly afterward.

The information report would still be your filing.

Inputs covered

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

Adds up well

  • A modest $99 renewal
  • $199 to form
  • No agent charge in year one

Adds up badly

  • The information report remains with you
  • EIN application not included ($99)

Year-by-year totals

RankServiceResult, year 1Result, year 2Result, year 3Result, year 5
1Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995Open Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2KS Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Open KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices from November 13, 2026, summed year by year. No service passes another within ten years.

Choose your own span

Results for 1 to 5 years, EIN application optional. State fees are not an input here because every service owes the same ones.
Output for 3 years: Mainstay Filing $597, KS Registered Agent.org $397. Smallest result: KS Registered Agent.org.

The government inputs, Kansas

InputAmountSource
Filing to form the LLC$85sos.ks.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
Information report$90 every two yearssos.ks.gov {input read October 2026, shown in full}
What the state collects by year 3$175Inputs added together
Each line cites the state's own publication. Adding the filing, the next two reports and any minimum tax gives the three-year state result.

How the result came out

For Kansas, the deciding term was filing work in the price (27% of the formula), where Mainstay Filing came out ahead.

Taking in the information report lifted the bundle to first.

Add the EIN application as an input and Mainstay Filing's total passes KS Registered Agent.org's in year 2.

How Kansas describes its LLC filing fee and filing requirements

You submit the Articles of Organization (Form DL) to the Kansas Secretary of State along with $85 (K.S.A. 17-7673). Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

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

State fees only

$175 is the lowest this calculation goes, because it holds only state fees. The services above put $397 to $597 on top.

Common questions

What do LLC formation services cost in Kansas?

The services input $199 up front, and the state adds $85.

What do these services calculate to over three years?

Year one plus two renewals calculates to $397 to $597.

How much does Kansas charge to file an LLC?

The filing fee is $85, entered on the Articles of Organization (Form DL).

What does Kansas charge each year after formation?

Once the LLC exists, count on Kansas billing for the information report every two years at $90, 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.

Is the EIN application part of the price?

Mainstay Filing, nothing added and KS Registered Agent.org, plus $99.

When does one service pass another in total cost?

They hold one order for ten years.

Which LLC formation service calculates best in Kansas?

Ranked results: Mainstay Filing and KS Registered Agent.org.

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Input sources

  1. Check Kansas Form ILC, Information Report against sos.ks.gov; entered October 2026.
  2. Check Kansas report due date against ksrevisor.gov; entered August 2026.
  3. Check Kansas Secretary of State, Form against sos.ks.gov; entered October 2026.
  4. Check Kansas formation fee: Filing fee against sos.ks.gov; entered October 2026.
  5. Check Kansas registered agent statute against ksrevisor.gov; entered October 2026.
  6. Input from Mainstay Filing: Kansas service page (November 13, 2026)
  7. Input from KS Registered Agent.org: pricing page (November 13, 2026)