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Why you need a Registered Agent?

Kansas State laws require business entities to maintain a Resident Agent in the state that you form your business. The agent’s name and office address are included in the Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization to give public notice of where to send important documents to your business entity.

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State Fee for changing Kansas Registered Agent

Registered Agent Change/Change of Office: $35.00

Registered Agent Requirements

Every corporation shall have and maintain in this state a resident agent, which agent may be either: (1) The corporation itself; (2) an individual resident in this state; (3) a domestic corporation, a domestic limited partnership, a domestic limited liability company or a domestic business trust; or (4) a foreign corporation, a foreign limited partnership or a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state. The resident agent shall have a business office identical with the registered office which is generally open during normal business hours to accept service of process and otherwise perform the functions of a resident agent.

The annual report is due in the 4th month after the closing date for the tax year for your corporation and LLC. (i.e. if your tax year end is Dec. you annual report is due by April 15th). The state charges a flat fee of $100 for an online filing of the annual report for either a corporation or a LLC.

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Business Information & Rankings

• Kansas ranked 1st on the Most Business-Friendly State Index (Forbes Magazine, 2004)
• Kansas ranked 6th on the Most Livable State Index (Morgan Quitno’s State Rankings, 2004)
• Kansas ranked 8th on the Small Business Survival Index 2005 (Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council)

Cost of living

Crime Rate

Kansas has the 33rd lowest crime ranking in the U.S. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, FBI, Uniform Crime Reports, 2004)

Fees & Taxes

Business Inventory Tax
Business inventory is exempt.

Corporate Income Tax
Tax rate: 4% with a 3.35% surtax is imposed on taxable income in excess of $50,000.

Personal Income Tax
Kansas’s personal income tax system consists of three separate brackets with a top rate of 6.45% starting at an income level of $30,000.

Personal Property Tax
Taxable. All individuals, companies and corporations who own or have subject to their control any tangible personal property must file a personal property assessment form. Intangible tax is assessed on money or deposits, stocks, and bonds. Real property is assessed and collected at the county level.

State Sales and Use Tax
Base Rate: 5.3%
Machinery Rate: none

There is an exemption for machinery and equipment used directly and primarily in manufacturing, assembling, processing, finishing, storing, warehousing, or distributing articles of tangible personal property in the state intended for resale by a manufacturing or processing plant or facility or a storage, warehousing, or distribution facility.

Unemployment Insurance
Kansas’ new employers’ rate is the average industry rate for 3 years.

Once you have registered your business entity, the next step is to check if your business requires a license or a permit. A business license is required to ensure smooth operations although not all businesses in Kansas require the same. Some of the licenses in the state are considered as “regulatory” and mostly relate to the following:

• Health and safety
• Environment
• Building and construction

A business license in Kansas can be issued by the state or the city or county. There are several departments that issue a variety of licenses and permits. For instance if you were to start a company selling or making bio-fuels then the licensing information and processing will be done by the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA).

How to Get a Business License in Kansas

Where and how do you apply for a Kansas company license? Are permits required for your business entity? Does the business entity require a single license or multiple permits or licenses? Who is the issuing authority for these licenses or permits? The only way to answer these questions is by understanding the process of business licensing.

There are two steps in acquiring a business license in the state of Kansas and they are:

The Industry and Business Operation

It is extremely important to identify the industry that your business is a part of. This will help you to narrow down on the type of business license you require. It will also help you to determine if you require a single license, multiple licenses, permits etc. Let’s look at an example to understand how the process works.

Food Business

If you have been planning to start a food business then the type of Kansas company license will depend on the type of food business. In the state of Kansas, food business can be further categorized as:

• Food Establishment: This is considered to be an establishment that delivers or offers food directly to the consumer and includes restaurants, bakeries, convenience stores, bars, and mobile food vendors.
• Food vending machines: This is classified as a self-service device, which, upon receiving payment, will dispense unit serving of food, in packages or in bulk.
• Food processing plant: This type of business operation includes manufacturers, packagers, labelers or units that store food for human consumption.
• Dairy operation: A dairy operation would include a dairy manufacturing plant, milk or dairy product distribution outlet, milk or cream receiving station, a milk hauler, manufacture of single service dairy containers, etc.

Once you have identified the type of business like a restaurant in this case, then the next step would be to submit “Food Safety Plans” to the Kansas Department of Agriculture. SAMPLE PLAN APPLICATION

It takes 1-2 weeks to review the plans. Once approved, a licensing inspection will be scheduled. A food safety inspector will conduct the inspection and a business license in Kansas will issued only after successful inspection. APPLICATION FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE

Who issues the License?

Who is responsible for the issuance of a Kansas company license? What is the annual fee? Do I need to renew it? These are some of the important questions to consider as licenses pertaining to different industries are issued by different government authorities. Let’s look at the Food Establishment example to clearly understand this.

• Business License Issuer – Kansas Department of Agriculture, Food Safety & Lodging
• Fee for food establishment license – The fee for food establishment license depends on the total area.
  If the area of your restaurant is less than 5,000 sq. ft. then the total fee would be Application Fee ($300.00) + License Fee ($250) = $550
  If the area of your restaurant is between 10,001 and 50,000 sq. ft. then the total business license fee would be Application Fee ($350.00) + License Fee ($500) = $850
• Validity of business license in Kansas – The validity period for all food establishment licenses is from April 1st to March 31st and has to be renewed annually.

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