Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division

Kansas business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Kansas. The steps below show how to search Kansas's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Kansas registry records are on the official site.

Kansas registry at a glance

Registry agency: Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Office: Secretary of State Scott Schwab; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone: 785-296-4564; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address: Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66612; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search: Business Entity Search →; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number: Business ID / file number; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06

The Business Entity Search searches by business name and business ID (file number).

Open Business Search on the Kansas Secretary of State site and pass the human verification check.
Enter the business name or the business ID (file number).
Run the search and select the business from the results.
Check the status, business ID, resident agent, and information report history on the record.

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN: Internal Revenue Service; Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.; Source: irs.gov
Business ID / file number: Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division; Identifies the entity's record in the Kansas registry.; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Kansas tax registration (tax account number): Kansas Department of Revenue; State tax accounts are opened through Department of Revenue business registration, separate from the Secretary of State business ID and from the federal EIN issued by the IRS.; Source: ksrevenue.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Delinquent: The business missed its information report due date and is in the three-month delinquency period; it is limited in what it can file.; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Forfeited: The three-month delinquency period passed without an information report. The business cannot file anything else until it files past-due reports and is reinstated.; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06

LLC formation: $85 online or $90 on paper (Articles of Organization); Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation: $85 online or $90 on paper (Articles of Incorporation, for-profit corporation); Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing: Information Report; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC: $90 online or $110 on paper, every two years; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation: $90 online or $110 on paper, every two years; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due: Filed every two years: businesses formed in an even year file in each later even year, and those formed in an odd year file in odd years. For-profit businesses are due by April 15 of their year; not-for-profit businesses are due by June 15.; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing: A three-month delinquency period follows the due date, during which the report can still be filed but other filings are limited. After that the business forfeits and must be reinstated.; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with: Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division, online or on paper; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note: Kansas now files information reports biennially. Fees are from the forms' fee schedules revised in 2026.

As published by the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Registered agent: Kansas calls it a resident agent. The Articles of Organization must name a resident agent and its registered office.; Source: sos.ks.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Name availability: Check whether a name is available in Kansas →
Business forms and fees: Official Kansas business forms and fees →

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.