[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-payload-kansas-corporation":3},{"id":4,"cmsSource":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"butterSlug":7,"category":8,"state":8,"legalPage":8,"author":8,"tldr":8,"costBreakdown":9,"summary":10,"featuredImage":8,"featuredImageUrl":8,"featuredImageAlt":8,"hero":11,"headerOverride":12,"tocTitle":8,"hideToc":8,"body":14,"categories":32,"tags":37,"primaryProduct":40,"meta":42,"updatedAt":45,"createdAt":46,"_status":47},525,"payload","Articles of Incorporation Kansas","kansas-corporation",null,[],"To form a corporation in Kansas, you must file articles of incorporation. The form is customizable. More information about corporate formation can be accessed through the website of the Kansas Secretary of State. The articles of incorporation must include the following information: Name of the corporation Type of entity Corporate mailing and street",{"overline":8,"title":8,"subtitle":8},{"title":8,"link":8,"cta":13},"Get Started",[15,19,25,28],{"id":16,"content":8,"legacyHtml":17,"blockName":8,"blockType":18},"6a0c81662977de005941d50b","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Need to file a corporation in Kansas? \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.legalnature.com\u002Fbusiness-formation\u002Fc-corporation\" rel=\"follow\">Get started here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To form a corporation in Kansas, you must file \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.legalnature.com\u002Fcategories\u002Fbusiness-formation\u002Farticles-of-incorporation\">articles of incorporation\u003C\u002Fa>. The form is customizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More information about corporate formation can be accessed through the website of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sos.ks.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas Secretary of State\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The articles of incorporation must include the following information:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Name of the corporation\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Type of entity\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Corporate mailing and street address\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Corporate purpose\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Name, street, and mailing address of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.legalnature.com\u002Fregistered-agent\">registered agent\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Incorporator's name, street, and mailing address\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Directors’ names and addresses (but only if the incorporator’s powers end at filing)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>The number of shares authorized by the corporation and their par value, class, rights, and restrictions\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Kansas is one of 17 states that recognize the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.kslegislature.org\u002Fli\u002Fb2017_18\u002Fstatute\u002F017_000_0000_chapter\u002F017_072_0000_article\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">statutory close corporation\u003C\u002Fa>. Close corporations in Kansas must have 35 shareholders or less. In order to form a close corporation in Kansas, the articles of incorporation may set forth the qualifications of stockholders, either by specifying classes of persons who shall be entitled to be holders of record of stock of any class, or by specifying classes of persons who shall not be entitled to be holders of stock of any class, or both.\u003C\u002Fp>","guide-rich-text",{"id":20,"level":21,"text":22,"anchorId":23,"blockName":8,"blockType":24},"6a0c81662977de005941d50c","h2","Mandatory Additional Filings","mandatory-additional-filings","guide-heading",{"id":26,"content":8,"legacyHtml":27,"blockName":8,"blockType":18},"6a0c81662977de005941d50d","\u003Cp>There are no mandatory additional filings. You may file your articles of incorporation \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kansas.gov\u002Fbusinesscenter\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can view the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ksrevisor.org\u002Fstatutes\u002Fchapters\u002Fch17\u002F017_060_0002.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state statutes\u003C\u002Fa> applicable to articles of incorporation.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":29,"html":30,"blockName":8,"blockType":31},"6a0c81662977de005941d50e","\u003Cdiv class=\"show-bf-floating-ad\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>","guide-legacy-html",[33],{"id":34,"name":35,"slug":36},"6a0c81662977de005941d50f","Articles of Incorporation","articles-of-incorporation",[38],{"id":39,"name":35,"slug":36},"6a0c81662977de005941d510",{"name":35,"slug":36,"productVersionSlug":41},"aoi-2579",{"title":43,"description":44,"keyword":8,"ogImage":8},"Articles of Incorporation Kansas | LegalNature","To form a corporation in Kansas, you must file articles of incorporation. The form is customizable. More information about corporate formati","2026-09-18T09:57:30.485Z","2026-05-19T15:27:34.344Z","published"]