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Kansas Corporation & LLC Filing Requirements

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General Info

Agencies

If you have further questions regarding business filings or fees, need additional filing forms, or want to contact your state's business division, here is the agency's contact information.

 

Kansas Secretary of State

Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS  66612
-1594
(785) 296-4564

E-mail: sos@kssos.org
http://www.kssos.org/business/business.html

 

If you have further questions regarding business taxes, need additional tax forms, or want to communicate with your state's tax division, here is the agency's contact information.

 

Kansas Department of Revenue

Docking State Office Building
Room
150
915 SW Harrison Street

Topeka, KS 66612

(785) 368-8222

FAX: (785) 291-3614

E-mail: tac@kdor.state.ks.us

http://www.ksrevenue.org/

Kansas State Statutes

To research the State Statutes for Kansas Corporations (See Chapter 17) and LLCs (See Chapter 17, Article 76 [all 17-76xx Articles]), click here.

To research the State Statutes for Kansas Partnerships (See Chapter 56), click here.

 

Licensing

 

Business Licenses

Contact your state or local agencies regarding licensing issues.

 

Corporations 

 

Annual Filing Requirements

 

Annual Report

Fee:

An annual statement must be filed each year by domestic and foreign corporations organized for profit. The fee to file this report is between $55 and $5,015, based upon the calculated franchise tax determined with the Franchise Tax Computation worksheet included with the report.

 

Electronic filing is discounted to a flat fee of $50 with Non-profits paying a flat fee of $40. Payment is by credit card.

 

Forms:

Annual Report - Annual Report Paper Filing
Annual Report (E-file) - Electronic Annual Report Filing

 

Due Date:

 

Annual reports are due when the Kansas annual income tax report is due, on or before April 15th, or the 15th day of 4th month following the close of the tax period. Reports may be filed as early as January 1st of the filing year.

 

Corporation Franchise Tax Returns

Tax:

The franchise tax rate is 0.125% with the tax capped at $20,000. Tax forms are no longer available for download from the state's Web site, but instructions and payment vouchers are still posted there.

 

Forms:

K-150 Form - 2010 Franchise Tax K-150 with Instructions
K-150V - 2010 Franchise Tax Voucher

K-120 Form - 2010 C Corporation Tax K-120 (instructions)

K-120V - 2010 Corporate Income Tax Voucher

K-120S Form - 2010 S Corporation Tax K-120S with Instructions

Forms List - Franchise Tax Forms 2004-2010

Forms List - Corporate Forms 2002-2010

Forms List - S Corporation Tax Forms 2002-2010

 

Due Date:

 

The Kansas annual income tax report is due, on or before April 15th, or the 15th day of 4th month following the close of the tax period.

 

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Annual Filing Requirements

  

Annual Report

Fee:

An annual statement must be filed each year by domestic and foreign companies organized for profit. The fee to file this report is between $55 and $5,015, based upon the calculated franchise tax determined with the Franchise Tax Computation worksheet included with the report.

 

Electronic filing is discounted to a flat fee of $50 with Non-profits paying a flat fee of $40. Payment is by credit card.

 

Forms:

Annual Report - Annual Report Paper Filing
Annual Report (E-file) - Electronic Annual Report Filing

 

Due Date:

Annual reports are due when the Kansas annual income tax report is due, on or before April 15th, or the 15th day of 4th month following the close of the tax period. Reports may be filed as early as January 1st of the filing year.

 

LLC Franchise Tax Returns

Tax:

The franchise tax rate is 0.125% with the tax capped at $20,000. Tax forms are no longer available for download from the state's Web site, but instructions and payment vouchers are still posted there.

 

Forms:

K-150 Form - 2010 Franchise Tax K-150 with Instructions
K-150V - 2010 Franchise Tax Voucher

K-120 Form - 2010 LLC filing as a Corporation (instructions)

K-120V - 2010 Corporate Income Tax Voucher

K-120S Form - 2010 LLC filing as a Partnership with Instructions

Forms List - Franchise Tax Forms 2004-2010

Forms List - Corporate Forms 2002-2010

Forms List - Partnership Tax Forms 2002-2010

 

Due Date:

The Kansas annual income tax report is due, on or before April 15th, or the 15th day of 4th month following the close of the tax period.