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Class session 2 · Kansas

Kansas Registered Agent Class (2026): 6 Assignments and the 2 Best Agents

For getting a registered agent in Kansas in 2026, the class favorites are Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and KS Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), graded from first to last. Assignment 1 is the Kansas rule on a resident agent; 6 assignments later the appointment is on file.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Class overview

Legally requiredYesCheck the textbook page: ksrevisor.gov (read October 2026)
Agent price range$99 to $149 a yearPosted prices
Information report$90 every 2 yearsCheck the textbook page: sos.ks.gov (read October 2026)
Assignments in this class6One by one

Class goals

  • Why Kansas wants an agent on file
  • Who may serve and from what address
  • Recording the agent
  • The agents at the top of the class

Kansas: the graded services

Graded on the grading page: three-year tuition (30%), homework done (34%), year-two tuition, fit with the Kansas class and fees a student can read.
Start with this one

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs that may add other states

$149 yearly, the same at renewal

Mainstay Filing gets first place, and the reason is that $149 a year from one provider, including for states you add later.

KS Registered Agent.org is $150 cheaper over three years; this one still earns the higher grade because it does more of the work.

Covered by the tuition

  • A real street address in the state
  • Scans of papers served on the company, free and on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Strengths

  • Price $149; renews at $149
  • Goes with you to any state

Weak spots

  • $50 a year above KS Registered Agent.org
  • Reports stay on your plate
Kansas specialist

2. KS Registered Agent.org: best for one-state companies

$99 yearly, the same at renewal

Second place goes to KS Registered Agent.org, since $99 a year, with scanned copies of served papers placed in an online account.

Covered by the tuition

  • A physical address in Kansas
  • Legal papers scanned and posted for you

Strengths

  • Price $99; renews at $99
  • Yearly price below the national pick

Weak spots

  • Serves Kansas alone
  • No help with the information report

The Kansas grades compared

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2KS Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit KS Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Taken from each company's price page on November 13, 2026. Switching agents does not change what the state charges.

The class, assignment by assignment

  1. Assignment
    1

    Learn the requirement

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: ksrevisor.gov (read October 2026)

  2. Assignment
    2

    Find out who is allowed to serve

    The company itself, a Kansas resident, or a business entity formed in Kansas or authorized to do business there. See K.S.A. 17-7925 for the text.

  3. Assignment
    3

    The address rule

    The address has to be a Kansas address where the agent is regularly present. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

    Every graded service supplies the Kansas office address.

  4. Assignment
    4

    Settle on the person or company

    If you pass the tests above, you can name yourself; hiring one of the graded agents costs $99 to $149 a year.

  5. Assignment
    5

    Put the agent on the state's record

    The Articles of Organization (Form DL) asks for the agent's name and address, and the Kansas Secretary of State also takes change filings from LLCs that switch agents.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: sos.ks.gov (read October 2026)

  6. Assignment
    6

    Check the record every year

    Notices from the state about the information report go straight to your resident agent. You pay $90 every two years, with the due date given as 15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end.

    Textbook page: Check the textbook page: sos.ks.gov (read October 2026)

What this class costs

What forWho gets paidTotal
Hiring an agentThe provider$99 to $149 a year
From year twoThe provider$99 to $149 a year
Information reportGoes to the state$90 every two years
Anything paid to Kansas is an official fee you can look up on the pages listed below. The three-year row combines the filing, two later reports and a minimum tax where there is one, and service prices are not part of it.

The reasoning behind the grades

Homework the price does settled first place in Kansas. It is worth 34% of the grade, and the rest comes from tuition across three years, year-two tuition, fit with the state class and fees a student can read.

One agent for every state beat the one-state plan.

Common questions

Could a Kansas LLC skip a resident agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own resident agent?

Yes, when you meet the who-may-serve and address rules in assignments 2 and 3.

Can I change my resident agent later?

Yes; the Kansas Secretary of State takes change filings, and assignment 5 says what to send.

What does a registered agent cost in Kansas?

$99 to $149 a year across the graded agents.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

Mainly the information report, $90 every two years.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Mainstay Filing and KS Registered Agent.org, from the highest grade to the lowest.

Related classes

Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. The Kansas Form ILC, Information Report lesson rests on sos.ks.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  2. The Kansas report due date lesson rests on ksrevisor.gov, read again in August 2026; check our work against it.
  3. The Kansas Secretary of State, Form DL fee schedule lesson rests on sos.ks.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  4. The Kansas formation fee: Filing fee, official source lesson rests on sos.ks.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  5. The Kansas registered agent statute lesson rests on ksrevisor.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  6. Kansas service page from Mainstay Filing as of November 13, 2026
  7. pricing page from KS Registered Agent.org as of November 13, 2026