Real Estate Agent Permit Requirements in Wichita, KS

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Kansas Department of Revenue — Retailer's Sales Tax License

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Kansas. Kansas charges a 6.5% state sales tax; local jurisdictions may impose additional taxes. Register with the Kansas Department of Revenue.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online)

   Free

   Immediate (online)

2. Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance

   Real estate agents and brokers are strongly advised to carry Errors and Omissions insurance. Many brokerages require agents to maintain E&O coverage as a condition of affiliation.

   $500–$2,000/year·Immediate to 1 week

   $500–$2,000/year

   Immediate to 1 week

1. Kansas Real Estate Commission — Salesperson or Broker License

   Real estate agents in Kansas are licensed by the Kansas Real Estate Commission under K.S.A. 58-3035 et seq. A salesperson needs 60 hours of pre-licensing education, not 30: a 30-hour Principles of Real Estate course completed within 12 months of applying, plus a 30-hour Kansas Real Estate Practice course completed within the preceding 6 months. Applicants must be at least 18 with a high school diploma or equivalent, pass the state examination, and be fingerprinted for a state and national criminal history record check. Brokers additionally need a fundamentals course, a management course and two years of active licensed experience in the prior three years. Wichita adds no city license for real estate agents.

   Official government source

   Set by KREC regulation within the statutory caps of K.S.A. 58-3063: up to $25 for the original salesperson application and up to $150 for the two-year salesperson license (up to $50 and $200 for a broker), plus the actual examination fee and the criminal history record check cost.·KREC does not publish a processing time. The binding constraints are the coursework windows — 12 months for the Principles course and 6 months for the Practice course — so schedule backwards from your intended application date.

   Set by KREC regulation within the statutory caps of K.S.A. 58-3063: up to $25 for the original salesperson application and up to $150 for the two-year salesperson license (up to $50 and $200 for a broker), plus the actual examination fee and the criminal history record check cost.

   KREC does not publish a processing time. The binding constraints are the coursework windows — 12 months for the Principles course and 6 months for the Practice course — so schedule backwards from your intended application date.

2. City of Wichita — No General Business License for Most Businesses

   Wichita does not require a general business license. The city's own Business Licenses page states it 'does not require a standard business license for all businesses that operate within the City limits — only for certain businesses,' and lists those categories: adult entertainment, advertising, animals, cemeteries, entertainment, lodging and residential (including Home Occupation and short-term rentals), sales and services (liquor, massage therapy, mobile food vendor, pawnbroker, precious metal dealer, secondhand dealer, tobacco, transient merchant and similar), security, special events, transportation, and wells. Businesses outside those categories need no city business license. Two things this does not cover: contractors and building permits go through MABCD, the joint City of Wichita/Sedgwick County building department, and state occupational licenses (cosmetology, barbering, real estate, insurance) apply regardless of city licensing.

   Official government source

   No fee for business types the city does not license. Published examples for those it does: Home Occupation $35/year, mobile food vendor $350/year per vehicle ($50 per special event per vehicle), massage therapist $75 per 2 years, massage therapy business $200 per 2 years. MABCD trade certificates are $35.·Not applicable for unlicensed business types. Wichita advises about 2 weeks for a Home Occupation renewal and 30 days for massage licenses; MABCD says contractor license review can take up to two weeks.

   No fee for business types the city does not license. Published examples for those it does: Home Occupation $35/year, mobile food vendor $350/year per vehicle ($50 per special event per vehicle), massage therapist $75 per 2 years, massage therapy business $200 per 2 years. MABCD trade certificates are $35.

   Not applicable for unlicensed business types. Wichita advises about 2 weeks for a Home Occupation renewal and 30 days for massage licenses; MABCD says contractor license review can take up to two weeks.

Official Sources

• Kansas Real Estate Commission — Salesperson or Broker License
• City of Wichita City Treasurer

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