Dissolve a Kansas LLC or corporation
File with the Kansas Secretary of State, then a final tax return.
The catch
A forfeited business has to be reinstated before it can be dissolved, so a late annual report can cost you an extra step.
How to close a company in Kansas
File your final tax return
Kansas charges $30 online for a corporation or an LLC, then wants a closure notice sent to Revenue.
Wind up the business
Hold the vote your governing documents and Kansas law require. Pay or set aside what you owe, in the order your lawyer advises.
File with the Kansas Secretary of State
LLC: KC, $30. corporation: DS, $30.
Pick how to file
Online or by mail. No fixed time is published.
Check your records
Before you close accounts or delete Slack, work out what you must keep and whether a buyer may want it.
Facts and sources
| Fact | What we found | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Filing office | Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division, 785-296-4564 | Kansas Secretary of State |
| corporation: dissolve | DS: Certificate of Dissolution, Domestic (Kansas) Corporation Fee: $30 Full notesHow to file: File online through the Secretary of State portal, or mail to Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison Street, Topeka. Checks and credit or debit cards are accepted. A certified copy is mailed back after processing. | Kansas Secretary of StateKansas Secretary of State |
| LLC: cancel | KC: Certificate of Cancellation, Domestic (Kansas) Limited Liability Company Fee: $30. $35 on paper plus $20 per series, or $30 online. Series cannot be filed online. The $30 shown is the online fee. Full notesHow to file: Same portal and Topeka mailing address as the corporation form. Checks and credit or debit cards are accepted. | Kansas Secretary of StateKansas Secretary of State |
| Tax clearance | No. Kansas Department of Revenue. Notice of Business Closure (closes your tax accounts. Not a clearance certificate) Form CR-108 | Kansas Department of RevenueKansas Secretary of StateKansas Secretary of State |
| Before you file |
Full notes
| Kansas Secretary of StateKansas Department of Revenue |
| Reports and final return | The Secretary of State says outstanding annual reports must be filed before a dissolution, withdrawal or cancellation (seen in a search extract of the close-a-business page. The loaded page text says delinquent businesses file an information report first). | Kansas Secretary of State |
| How long it takes | Varies. No fixed time is published. | Kansas Secretary of State |
| Other tax stops |
| Kansas Department of Revenue |
Fees and form numbers change, so check the source before you file.
A checklist can keep you from forgetting things. It cannot tell you what your state requires today. Have your lawyer or CPA look at it before you rely on it. Vaultfish helps you run the process. We are not lawyers and this is not legal advice. If you need counsel who knows this area, we can point you to one. Ask for a referral
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to close a Kansas LLC or corporation?
LLC (KC): $30. corporation (DS): $30. Fees change, so check the source link before you pay.
Do I need tax clearance to close a Kansas company?
Kansas does not require a tax clearance before you file. A forfeited business has to be reinstated before it can be dissolved, so a late annual report can cost you an extra step.
Where do I file in Kansas?
File with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division. You can file online or by mail.
How long does it take to close a company in Kansas?
Kansas publishes no fixed processing time that we could find.
What happens to my Slack, email and CRM when I close?
Closing the company does not decide what happens to your records. Keep what tax and payroll rules ask for. The IRS gives retention periods on its site. Then check what the rest could be worth before you delete it.
Is this legal advice?
No. We read the state pages so you don't have to, then link to them so you can check our work. Have your lawyer or CPA read it too. They like that.
