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Forming an LLC in Kansas from outside the United States.
Here's what Kansas charges to form and keep a company, what it asks for every year, and what its public record shows about you. You'll also get a straight answer on whether a founder abroad should form here at all.
01The figures
What does a Kansas LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the Kansas Secretary of State in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $90
- Recurring charge
- $90 every two years
- Processing
- Online filings are usually approved within a few business days
- Five-year state cost
- $270
By 15 April every second year, starting two years after the LLC is formed
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
Kansas taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Kansas. A non-resident owner with no Kansas activity generally owes none, and Kansas ended its franchise tax in 2011.
The public record
The information report lists every member who owns 5% or more of the company, with an address where they can be found. Every filing with the Secretary of State is public.
Checked September 2026 against the Kansas Secretary of State. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in Kansas?
Kansas got cheaper in 2026. Forming an LLC now costs $90, and the information report is due every second year, also $90 online, so five years cost a little less than Wyoming. The report is the problem for a founder abroad. It has to list every member who owns 5% or more of the company, with an address where they can be found, and Kansas publishes its filings online. Wyoming costs a little more and asks for none of that.
Kansas is right anyway when
- You'll have staff, an office, a warehouse or property in the state
- A bank, a marketplace or a licensing body has told you the company must be formed in this state
| Kansas | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $90 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | $90 every two years | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $270 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | Yes | No | No |
| State income tax | Kansas taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Kansas | No personal or corporate income tax | No Delaware income tax on a company that doesn't do business in Delaware |
03What we would file instead
The same company, in Wyoming.
A Wyoming LLC costs $102.40 to file, keeps owners off the public record, and is the state banks and payment processors are used to seeing from founders abroad. Here's the whole first year, from the same price list checkout uses.
| WYOMING | Starter | StandardMost chosen | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our feeCharged once, when you confirm | $289 | $499 | $1,299 |
| Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost | $102.40 | $102.40 | Included |
| Due on the dayBefore any extras you choose | $391.40 | $601.40 | $1,299 |
| Then, every yearOur registered agent renewal and Wyoming's yearly charge | $179 | $309 | $1,059 |
Extras are optional and asked one at a time, each with its price. Filing yours ahead of our next batch costs $75. We email you before anything renews.
04Questions
Questions about a Kansas LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
Yes, on the information report. Every member who owns 5% or more of the company's capital is named, with an address where they can regularly be found. The report is filed every two years, and the Secretary of State treats every filing as a public record that can be viewed online.
Yes. Kansas, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. It does require a resident agent, Kansas's name for a registered agent, with a street address in Kansas. Its recurring filing is due by 15 April every second year, starting two years after the LLC is formed.
It costs $90 to file, and then $90 every two years. Over five years that comes to $270 in state charges. A Wyoming LLC costs $342.40 over the same five years.
No. We file in Wyoming and Delaware only. For a founder outside the US, they're the two states worth being in, and we'd rather know two states well than fifty a little. If your business will have staff, an office, stock or property in Kansas, it'll need to register there whichever state formed it, and we'll tell you so before you order.
05Every state
Every other state, with its figures.
Each state's filing fee and recurring charge, as published in September 2026. Kansas is highlighted.
Ready when you are
Form it in the state that suits you.
Most founders abroad choose Wyoming for an LLC, or Delaware for a corporation that will raise money. The order form explains the trade-off where you choose.