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Kansas LLC Annual Report: Fee, Due Date and Penalties
What a Kansas LLC files to stay in good standing, what it costs and when it's due.
Verified October 2026 against official state sources.
- Report fee
- $90
- How often
- Every 2 years
- When it's due
- Biennial information report due April 15 of the reporting year for all for-profit entities (no longer tied to the tax-year end). LLCs formed in even years file in each later even year, and those formed in odd years file in each later odd year. Form ILC (rev. 1/23/26) fee: $90 online, $110 paper.
- First report
- April 15 of the next year after formation that matches the formation-year parity (for example, formed in 2026, first due April 15, 2028).
- Late penalty
- No separate late fee is listed for filing during the 3-month delinquency period after April 15. An LLC that forfeits for failure to file pays an $85 penalty fee on reinstatement (Form RL rev. 6/12/26, issued after the May 2026 fee cuts). The $10 'biennial report penalty' in the Feb 2026 Kansas Register (K.A.R. 7-16-1) is only the information-and-services surcharge component, not the full penalty. That register lists surcharges of $25 paper / $5 online per report, $10 per reinstatement, and a $5 technology fee (7-16-2), which match the form totals ($110 / $90 / $35) when added to the statutory fees. The breakdown is an inference.
Fee details: Business Entity Information Report: $90 online or $110 paper (form ILC rev. 1/23/26). Filed biennially by Apr 15: entities formed in even years file in even years, odd-year entities in odd years. 3-month grace (delinquent) period, then forfeiture; no separate late fee.
If you miss a deadline
The LLC is delinquent for 3 months after the due date and can file only limited documents. It then forfeits (about July 15) and cannot file anything until it reinstates.
Getting reinstated: $230 state fee, plus any back reports, taxes and penalties.
Filing yourself, a Kansas LLC costs $175 in the first year and $45 a year after.
Full Kansas cost breakdown →Sources
- https://sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/LAO.pdf
- https://sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/ILC.pdf
- https://www.sos.ks.gov/businesses/information-reports.html
- https://sos.ks.gov/publications/register/Volume-45/Issues/Issue-07/02-12-26-53865.html
- https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_076_0136.html
- https://www.sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/NR.pdf
- https://sos.ks.gov/businesses/reinstate-a-business.html
- https://sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/RL.pdf
- https://www.sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/ILC.pdf
- https://sos.ks.gov/media/press-releases/2026/05-26-26-secretary-of-state-reduces-fees-for-kansans.html
Questions
›How much is the Kansas LLC annual report fee?
Kansas's required report has a $90 state fee and is filed every 2 years.
›When is the Kansas LLC annual report due?
Biennial information report due April 15 of the reporting year for all for-profit entities (no longer tied to the tax-year end). LLCs formed in even years file in each later even year, and those formed in odd years file in each later odd year. Form ILC (rev. 1/23/26) fee: $90 online, $110 paper. First report: April 15 of the next year after formation that matches the formation-year parity (for example, formed in 2026, first due April 15, 2028).
›What happens if I file the Kansas annual report late?
No separate late fee is listed for filing during the 3-month delinquency period after April 15. An LLC that forfeits for failure to file pays an $85 penalty fee on reinstatement (Form RL rev. 6/12/26, issued after the May 2026 fee cuts). The $10 'biennial report penalty' in the Feb 2026 Kansas Register (K.A.R. 7-16-1) is only the information-and-services surcharge component, not the full penalty. That register lists surcharges of $25 paper / $5 online per report, $10 per reinstatement, and a $5 technology fee (7-16-2), which match the form totals ($110 / $90 / $35) when added to the statutory fees. The breakdown is an inference. The LLC is delinquent for 3 months after the due date and can file only limited documents. It then forfeits (about July 15) and cannot file anything until it reinstates.
›How much does it cost to reinstate a Kansas LLC?
Kansas charges a $230 reinstatement fee, plus any back reports, taxes and penalties.
Estimates are for planning only and are not legal or tax advice. States change fees and deadlines; check the official source before you file.