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Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Kansas business entity search
Look up a Kansas corporation, LLC, or nonprofit. Federal filings are searched on this page. The Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division keeps the state registry, and the steps below show how to search it.
Federal filings searched here. The Kansas registry record is on the official site.
Kansas registry at a glance
| Registry agency | Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division |
|---|---|
| Office | Secretary of State: Scott Schwab |
| Phone | 785-296-4564 |
| Address | Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66612 |
| Hours | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Official search | Business Entity Search |
| Registry number | Business ID / file number |
How to search the Kansas registry
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.
Three numbers, three agencies
Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.
| Number | Issued by | What it identifies |
|---|---|---|
| Federal EIN | Internal Revenue Service | Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state. |
| Business ID / file number | Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division | Identifies the entity's record in the state registry. |
| 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. |
What a Kansas status means
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
Fees and annual filings
| LLC formation | $85 online or $90 on paper (Articles of Organization) |
|---|---|
| Corporation formation | $85 online or $90 on paper (Articles of Incorporation, for-profit corporation) |
| Annual filing | Information Report |
| Annual fee, LLC | $90 online or $110 on paper, every two years |
| Annual fee, corporation | $90 online or $110 on paper, every two years |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Filed with | Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division, online or on paper |
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.
Forming or running a business in Kansas
Kansas calls it a resident agent. The Articles of Organization must name a resident agent and its registered office.
Kansas businesses on file
The largest organizations with a Kansas address in the federal filings searched here, biggest first.
- DIGITAL ALLY, INC.EIN 20-0064269
- YELLOW CORPORATIONEIN 48-0948788
- SEABOARD CORPORATIONEIN 04-2260388
- WELLSKY CORPORATIONEIN 11-2209324
- CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES, INC.EIN 43-1440321
- WIRECO WORLDGROUPEIN 27-0061302
- CARTESIAN, INC.EIN 48-1129619
- SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.EIN 20-2436320
- NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES, INC.EIN 13-3680154
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSEIN 44-0536051
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAILER MANUFACTURERSEIN 74-2553304
- PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING GROUP, INC.EIN 34-1478097
- MGPI PROCESSING, INC.EIN 48-0531200
- EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.EIN 74-2806888
- BROOKE CORPORATIONEIN 48-1009756
- YRC INC.EIN 34-0492670
- NPC INTERNATIONAL INCEIN 48-0817298
- EPIQ SYSTEMS INCEIN 48-1056429
- MAINSTREAM NONPROFIT SOLUTIONS INCEIN 26-1163697
- COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.EIN 36-3972986
- INTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATIONEIN 48-0937376
- WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL, INC.EIN 51-0261715
- WISE CONNECT INCEIN 27-3916818
- FAIRBANKS SCALES INC.EIN 43-1464165
Sources
Facts on this page come from the official pages below, checked 2026-10-06. A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.
- sos.ks.gov/businesses/business-entities.html
- sos.ks.gov/businesses/information-reports.html
- sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/ILC.pdf
- sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/IFP.pdf
- sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/DL.pdf
- sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/AI.pdf
- sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/CN.pdf
- www.sos.ks.gov/eforms/BusinessEntity/Search.aspx
- www.ksrevenue.gov/busregistration.html