Kansas LLC Annual Requirements (2026): Biennial Report and Fees

First thing to know: a Kansas LLC does not file an annual report. Kansas retired the annual cycle on January 1, 2024 and replaced it with a report due every two years. The state calls the filing the Information Report, and on some Secretary of State materials the Business Entity Information Report. Statutory authority is K.S.A. 17-76,139. Everything else on the compliance list, agent coverage and taxes included, is below.

Your Filing Year and the April 15 Deadline

Parity decides the schedule. Formed in an even-numbered year? You file in even-numbered years. Odd-year formation, odd-year filings. The deadline within a filing year is the 15th day of the fourth month after your tax year ends, so calendar-year companies owe it by April 15. A 2025 formation files by April 15, 2027; a 2026 formation by April 15, 2028.

Biennial Report Fee: $90 Online, $110 on Paper

The current charge is $90 through the online portal and $110 by mail, set by the fee schedule that took effect February 27, 2026. Old references to a $50 or $55 report predate both the biennial switch and the 2026 schedule, so ignore them. Note that a series of an LLC has no online option and must file on paper.

Filing the Report, Step by Step

1. Verify your parity year so you neither miss a required year nor file in an off year.
2. Pull together three items: the exact entity name on record, the principal office address (no PO box allowed there), and each member holding at least 5% of the LLC's capital, with addresses.
3. Submit online at the Kansas annual report portal, or mail the paper version available from the Secretary of State's information reports page.
4. Pay the fee, $90 online or $110 paper, and file the confirmation with your records.

Miss the Deadline and Here Is the Sequence

A $10 penalty attaches to a late biennial report. Ninety days after April 15, the consequences turn structural: the state forfeits the LLC's articles of organization under K.S.A. 17-7509 and 17-7510, which strips good standing and the liability shield with it. Reinstatement runs through K.S.A. 17-76,146 and demands every missed report from up to the prior ten years, with all fees and penalties stacked on. The math strongly favors filing on time.

Things This Report Cannot Do

The Information Report carries no registered agent field, no FEIN field, and no business activity code. Changing your agent or registered office takes Form ROA, a separate $30 filing described on our registered agent page.

The Always-On Requirement: Your Registered Agent

Reports come every other year; agent coverage never lapses. Kansas requires a registered agent, its statutes say resident agent, at a physical Kansas street address, reachable during business hours for the life of the LLC. Lose your agent and the state has grounds to move against the company regardless of where you are in the report cycle. Our service covers the role for a $99 annual price and includes deadline reminders keyed to your parity year.

Taxes Keep Their Own Calendar

Federal and state tax deadlines ignore the biennial rhythm entirely. Expect the usual: pass-through reporting on your personal return (Schedule C for one member, Form 1065 for several), self-employment tax on member earnings, quarterly estimates once your liability clears $1,000, and payroll obligations if you hire.

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