How to Form an LLC in Kansas: Filing Steps, Form DL and Fees (2026)
The 2026 numbers, up front: $85 to file your Articles of Organization online with the Kansas Secretary of State, $90 if you mail the paper Form DL, one mandatory registered agent, and a $90 Information Report every second year. Those formation figures are new. Kansas slashed them from $160 and $165 effective February 27, 2026, so double-check any source still quoting the old amounts.
The Short Version
- Formation document: Articles of Organization, Form DL, authorized by K.S.A. 17-7673
- State fee: $85 online, $90 paper
- Agent: required at all times, with a physical Kansas address (state law calls it a resident agent)
- Recurring filing: biennial Information Report, $90 online, due April 15 of your parity year
- Our package: $199, first year of registered agent service included, $99/year after
Six Steps to a Kansas LLC
- Clear your name. Search the Secretary of State's entity database first. Kansas demands a distinguishable name containing "Limited Liability Company," "LLC," or "L.L.C."
- Line up a registered agent. Kansas statute K.S.A. 17-7925 requires one from day one, at a street address in the state, present during business hours. The full eligibility rules are on our Kansas registered agent page.
- File Form DL. Submit online at sos.ks.gov with the $85 fee, or print the Articles of Organization PDF and mail it with $90. The form wants your company name, your agent's name and Kansas office address, and an authorized signature. Skip the mail run if speed matters; the online route cuts out transit time entirely.
- Grab your EIN. Free, direct from IRS.gov, typically instant. Do it before the bank appointment because no bank opens a business account without it.
- Put an operating agreement in writing. Kansas will not collect it, yet it decides ownership splits, voting, and exits. Skip it and the LLC act's defaults decide those things for you.
- Set a reminder for the biennial report. No annual report exists here anymore. Your Information Report lands every other year, matched to your formation year's even/odd parity, due April 15. Details on the annual requirements page.
About Form DL
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Get StartedKansas labels business filings with letter codes instead of numbers: DL is the domestic LLC's Articles of Organization, PDL is the professional LLC version, and LAO covers a series LLC. K.S.A. 17-7673 is the statute behind the filing, and the fee breaks down as a $75 base plus a $10 information and services charge, with paper filers paying an extra $5 technology fee.
Fees You Pay the State
| Filing | Fee |
|---|---|
| Articles of Organization (Form DL), online | $85 |
| Articles of Organization (Form DL), paper | $90 |
| Biennial Information Report, online | $90 |
| Change of registered agent (Form ROA), online | $30 |
The complete fee schedule, including paper rates and the foreign registration fee, is on our Kansas LLC fees page.
What $199 Gets You
Our formation package prepares and files Form DL, and it bundles in year one of registered agent service. Renewal after that is $99 a year, and the $85 state fee passes through to Kansas at face value. No compliance bundle upsell, no surprise line items later.