The Kansas annual report fee is now a biennial fee, paid once every two years when a business files its information report with the Secretary of State. For-profit corporations pay $90 online or $110 on paper. LLCs and series LLCs pay $53 online or $55 on paper.1Kansas Secretary of State. Instructions for Filing an Information Report For-Profit Corporation IFP2Kansas Secretary of State. Annual Report Limited Liability Company or Series LC The fees are flat regardless of revenue. Older guides that quote $55 for domestic corporations, $125 for foreign corporations, or fees that scale with gross receipts are outdated.
Fees by Entity Type
- For-profit corporations, domestic and foreign: $90 online, $110 on paper.1Kansas Secretary of State. Instructions for Filing an Information Report For-Profit Corporation IFP
- LLCs and series LLCs: $53 online, $55 on paper.2Kansas Secretary of State. Annual Report Limited Liability Company or Series LC
Neither the current fee schedules nor the governing statutes (K.S.A. 17-7503 for corporations and K.S.A. 17-76,139 for LLCs) contain revenue-based tiers.3Justia Law. Kansas Statutes 17-7503 – Domestic Corporations Organized for Profit; Business Entity Information Report; Contents; Report Fee Filing online is cheaper and faster across every entity type.
When the Fee Is Due
Since January 1, 2024, Kansas has required the report every two years rather than every year. Each entity is assigned to either odd-numbered or even-numbered filing years based on when it originally filed formation documents with the Secretary of State. A business formed in an odd year files in odd years going forward; one formed in an even year files in even years.4Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Kansas Statutes 17-76,139 – Limited Liability Company and Series Thereof; Business Entity Information Report
The deadline is April 15 of the assigned filing year for all for-profit entities. Nonprofit corporations file on the same biennial cycle but get a June 15 deadline.5Kansas Secretary of State. Information Reports – Kansas Secretary of State The deadline does not shift with your fiscal year. If you are not sure which cycle applies to you, the business search tool on the Secretary of State’s website shows your formation date and filing status.
How to Pay and File
Filings and fees go to the Kansas Secretary of State. The online portal at sos.ks.gov is the fastest and cheapest option. Paper forms are downloadable PDFs on the same site.5Kansas Secretary of State. Information Reports – Kansas Secretary of State
The report itself asks for basic identifying information: entity name, principal office address, and, for LLCs, a list of members owning at least 5% of the company’s capital with their mailing addresses.4Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Kansas Statutes 17-76,139 – Limited Liability Company and Series Thereof; Business Entity Information Report Corporations list officers and directors. Confirm your registered agent information is current at the same time, because a lapsed registered agent is an independent ground for forfeiture even when the report itself is filed on time.
What Late Costs You
Missing the deadline triggers a three-month delinquency period. During that window, you can still file the overdue report, but the Secretary of State will not accept amendments, name changes, or other business filings from a delinquent entity.5Kansas Secretary of State. Information Reports – Kansas Secretary of State
When the three months pass without a filing, the entity is forfeited. Forfeiture strips its authority to operate in Kansas: no transacting business, no filings with the Secretary of State, and no reliable liability shield for LLC members or corporate shareholders.6Kansas Secretary of State. Close a Business Contracts entered while forfeited may be unenforceable.
Reinstatement Fees
Bringing a forfeited business back into good standing means filing a Certificate of Reinstatement along with every past-due information report. For LLCs, limited partnerships, and LLPs, three charges stack:
- Reinstatement filing fee: $35
- Penalty fee: $85, when the forfeiture was caused by failure to file an information report
- Report fee: $110 for each past-due report
One overdue report costs $230 to reinstate. Two overdue reports cost $340. The maximum of five past-due reports totals $670.7Kansas Secretary of State. Instructions for Filing Certificate of Reinstatement The catch-up report fees are charged at the paper rate of $110 each regardless of how you submit them. A business forfeited only for lacking an active registered agent skips the $85 penalty but still owes the reinstatement filing fee and any past-due report fees.
Reinstatement comes before anything else, including closure. To formally dissolve a forfeited entity, you first pay to reinstate it and then file dissolution paperwork on top.6Kansas Secretary of State. Close a Business
Inactive Businesses Still Owe the Fee
An entity with no revenue and no activity still owes the biennial report and its fee. As long as the business exists on file with the Kansas Secretary of State, the filing obligation continues.5Kansas Secretary of State. Information Reports – Kansas Secretary of State Ceasing operations is not the same as ending the entity. If you no longer need the LLC or corporation, file the appropriate closure document. Walking away instead leaves reports and fees accruing, and a return years later can mean multiple missed reports, a forfeited entity, and several hundred dollars in reinstatement costs before dissolution is even possible.