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Registered agent picks · Kansas

2 Best Registered Agents in Kansas (2026)

The The Formation Desk call for registered agents in Kansas in 2026: KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), in that order. KS Registered Agent.org takes the call: $99 a year flat, with scans of served legal papers sent to your account.
Written by The Formation Desk editorial team
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Our top pick

1. KS Registered Agent.org: best for the lowest price per year on this list

$99 a year, and it holds on renewal

Editorial score 9.4 out of 10

The desk picks KS Registered Agent.org: $99 a year, holding on renewal, the lowest yearly price on this list.

Papers served on the company go to the in-state address KS Registered Agent.org supplies, and you get scans in your online account.

Its three-year bill sits under Mainstay Filing's, which counts heavily in our method.

In the price

  • A registered office address inside the state
  • Scanned copies of served legal papers, online

Strengths

  • Forms LLCs too, with the first agent year free
  • Cheaper each year than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 per year and no bump at renewal

Cons

  • The information report is your job
  • Kansas only; you need another agent elsewhere
Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. KS Registered Agent.org up close
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Fifty-state coverage

2. Mainstay Filing: best for every state

$149 a year, and it holds on renewal

Editorial score 8.9 out of 10

Runner-up, Mainstay Filing: $149 a year, and it holds on renewal, with papers served on the company scanned the same business day for free.

Haven't formed yet? Mainstay's $199-a-year package handles the Kansas filing and the information report.

KS Registered Agent.org undercuts Mainstay Filing by $150 over three years, and that is why Mainstay sits lower on cost.

In the price

  • A registered office address in any state you file in
  • Free scans of service of process, uploaded the same business day
  • Free scans for the first three government mailings a year
  • Compliance reminders

Strengths

  • First three government mailings each year, scanned free
  • Works for LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits alike
  • Free scans of served papers on the same business day
  • $149 a year and it holds on renewal

Cons

  • $50 a year more than KS Registered Agent.org for agent service alone
  • Annual reports need the formation package
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy. Mainstay Filing up close

The desk's 2 picks in brief

Pick Service Desk score Price a year Renewal Good for Visit
1 KS Registered Agent.org 9.4 $99 $99/yr The lowest yearly price we rank here Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing 8.9 $149 $149/yr One agent that covers every state Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The scores out of 10 are the desk's own, drawn from the criteria on How we rank. They are not customer ratings.

What a Kansas registered agent costs in 2026: year one, renewal and the three-year bill

Service Year one Year two Year three Bill over three years Price holds on renewal
KS Registered Agent.org $99 $99 $99 $297 Yes
Mainstay Filing $149 $149 $149 $447 Yes

Every price here was read off the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Kansas charges the same state fees whichever agent you name.

Why it falls this way

The desk's method puts 33% on spend over three years and 33% on work the price removes, and 34% across what renewal looks like, fit with the state and plain price display. For Kansas, spend over three years did the deciding.

KS Registered Agent.org comes to $297 over three years, $150 less than Mainstay Filing. If Kansas is your only state, fifty-state coverage does little for you, and the lower yearly price wins.

The full criteria and weights are on How we rank.

Kansas resident agent rules straight from Kansas Secretary of State (official)

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a Kansas address where the agent is regularly present. P.O. boxes are not accepted. The law behind it: K.S.A. 17-7925.

Kansas's information report: what it costs, when it is due, who gets the notice

Kansas LLCs send in the information report every two years, due 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end. The state's fee is $90. Notices about it land with your resident agent.

Kansas registered agent: reader questions

Do you need a resident agent to run a Kansas LLC?

You do. Kansas wants a resident agent on file for every LLC, and the agent must have a street address in the state.

What should you expect to pay a Kansas registered agent?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year, and the price holds when it renews.

Could you serve as your own resident agent?

You can if the state's rules allow it. The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there.

When does the Kansas information report have to go in?

Get it in by 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end. The state's cut is $90.

Which registered agents did the desk rank here?

KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), best pick first.

Who is our pick for registered agent in Kansas?

KS Registered Agent.org, since a Kansas specialist at $99 a year, with an in-state street address as the registered office.

Related pages

Where the numbers came from

  1. Kansas Form ILC, Information Report, last checked October 2026
  2. Kansas report due date, last checked August 2026
  3. Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule, last checked October 2026
  4. Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  5. Kansas registered agent statute, last checked October 2026
  6. KS Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026
  7. Mainstay Filing: Kansas service page, as of November 12, 2026