How to Start an LLC in Kansas (2026)
Kansas just cut its LLC filing fee by nearly half — $85 online, down from $160 — and only requires a compliance filing every other year. Here's the full 8-step process, with a cost calculator and the details other guides still have wrong.
It costs $85 to file Kansas's Articles of Organization online (effective February 27, 2026, cut from $160) — approval is immediate online, or 2-3 business days by mail. The required Biennial Information Report costs $50 and is filed only every other year, due April 15 — in even years for LLCs formed in even years, and odd years for LLCs formed in odd years. Kansas has no franchise tax, and its two-bracket income tax (5.20% / 5.58%) is applied on top of federal tax for pass-through LLCs.
- Filing fee (online)
- $85
- Processing
- Immediate online
- Biennial Report
- $50
- Report frequency
- Every 2 yrs, matched parity
- State income tax
- 5.20% / 5.58%
- Franchise tax
- None
- Formation doc
- Articles of Org.
Why Form an LLC in Kansas?
Kansas made major changes in 2026 that instantly moved it up the list of affordable states to form in:
- Filing fee cut nearly in half — effective February 27, 2026, the Articles of Organization fee dropped from $160 to $85 online, one of the largest single fee cuts of any state this year.
- Immediate online approval — file through the Secretary of State's portal and your LLC is typically approved the same session.
- Report only every other year — the $50 Biennial Information Report replaced the old Annual Report back in 2024, halving the paperwork.
- No franchise tax — Kansas repealed its franchise tax back in 2011, so your only ongoing state fee is the biennial report.
- No general statewide business license — and no state-level DBA filing system either, a genuine simplification most states don't offer.
Kansas LLC Cost Calculator
Toggle the options to see your total first-year cost:
Estimates only. Resident agent pricing varies by provider. Your Biennial Information Report ($50) isn't due until 2 years after formation, so most LLCs' actual first-year cash outlay is just the $85 filing fee. Not legal or tax advice.
The 8 Steps to Start Your Kansas LLC
Here's the full path from name to taxes. Each step has its own detailed guide with a tool to make it easier — the filing that legally creates your company is Step 3: Articles of Organization:
Kansas's Two-Bracket State Tax
Kansas uses a two-bracket individual income tax system for 2026 — 5.20% on the first $23,000 of taxable income ($46,000 for married filing jointly), and 5.58% on income above that threshold. This is down from a three-bracket system before 2024's Senate Bill 1 reform, which also significantly increased Kansas's personal exemption. As a default pass-through LLC, your share of profits flows to your personal return, taxed federally and then at these Kansas rates. We break the full picture down, with an estimator, in Step 8: Kansas LLC Taxes.
Many guides still quote the old $160 filing feeKansas cut its Articles of Organization fee from $160 to $85 online (and $165 to $90 by mail) effective February 27, 2026 — but plenty of calculators and older articles haven't caught up. If you see $160 quoted anywhere, you're looking at outdated information; file directly through the Secretary of State's portal to get the current $85 rate.
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Kansas LLC — FAQ
Ahmad Adil is the founder and CEO of LLC School. The figures here — the $85 Articles of Organization fee effective February 2026, the $50 biennial Information Report, and Kansas's two-bracket state income tax — reflect current Kansas Secretary of State and Department of Revenue guidance. This is educational content, not legal or tax advice.
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