State Web Site:  www.Kansas.gov

General Business Requirement:

Apply to the Secretary of State for a Certificate of Authority to conduct business in Kansas.
 
Business Entity Registration Forms

Licensing/Registration:

None required.

Unemployment Insurance:

Kansas - Employer UI Registration (PDF Form)

Kansas - Employer UI Registration (On-Line)

New Business Rate:  4.00%
Wage Limit:  $8,000
Employer/Reporting Unit for SUTA  Contributions:  PEO must submit separate reports for each client, and each client will be assigned a separate account number.

See:  Kansas Dept. of Labor - Employee Leasing Provision

Agency Web Site - Kansas Department of Labor

State Taxes:

Kansas - Business Tax Registration (PDF Form)

Kansas - Business Tax Registration (On-Line)

See:  Kansas Statute - Tax Treatment of PEOs

Agency Web Site - Kansas Department of Revenue

Workers’ Compensation:

Rating Bureau – NCCI   

State Specific Requirements for PEO
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Workers’ compensation coverage can be provided by the PEO or Client/Co-employer.

Exclusive remedy benefits apply to both PEO and client/co-employer under the borrowed servant doctrine, assuming all employees are covered.

Agency Web Site - Kansas Dept. of Labor - Division of Workers' Compensation

Benefit Plans:

PEO-sponsored and Client-sponsored health plans are not addressed in Kansas laws or regulations; however, a PEO sponsored self-funded benefit plan will likely be deemed a MEWA.

Agency Web Site - Kansas Insurance Department