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Wyoming was the first state to enact a law allowing the formation of limited liability companies.

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How to form a

Kansas Limited Liability Company


This website is provided by David K. Staub, an Illinois business attorney and frequent writer and speaker on limited liability companies. The site is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The information which is presented here is intended to make limited liability companies easier to understand, but weighing the tax, liability and operations issues requires a thorough understanding of the applicable law and cases. Anyone contemplating forming a limited liability company is urged to obtain proper legal advice.

Organizing a Kansas LLC

Articles of Organization

A Kansas limited liability company is formed by filing Articles of Organization with the Kansas Secretary of State and paying a fee of $165 for a paper filing (domestic/foreign or professional) or $160 E-filing online (domestic only).

Every LLC formed in Kansas must contain the words "limited liability company" or "limited company", or the abbreviation "LLC," "LC" or the designation "LLC" or "LC" included at the end of the company name. The name may contain the following words: "company," "association," "club," "foundation," "fund," "institute," "society," "union," "syndicate," "limited" or "trust" (or abbreviations of like import.

A LLC must maintain a registered agent and registered office and file annual reports.

A foreign LLC must file an application for Certificate for Authority to Engage in Business in Kansas/Foreign Limited Liability Company Application with the Secretary of State.

A professional limited liability company is comprised of a single professional, or group of professionals, who file both Articles of Organization and a certificate from their specific professional regulatory board with the Secretary of State’s office. The certificate must state that each member is duly licensed and that the company name has been approved. No special wording denoting that they are different from a regular, non-professional LLC is required.

Kansas Secretary of State

Address:
Secretary of State
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66612-1594

Telephone: 785-296-4564

Website: www.kssos.org/business/business.html

Check name availability: https://www.accesskansas.org/businesscenter/index.html

Kansas LLC Statute: Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 17-7662 through 17-76,142.

Fee for filing Articles of Organization for a Kansas LLC: $165 paper filing (Domestic/Foreign or Professional) or $160 E-Filing online (Domestic only)