Colorado Foreign Registration Cost
Colorado foreign entity registration: the state's charges and ours
Colorado charges $100 to file the Statement of Foreign Entity Authority, and $25 for each periodic report after that, so the state's bill for the first year is $125. We add $199 for preparing and filing. Below is every charge by entity type, what happens when a deadline slips, and the fees for changes and leaving.
State fee to register, by entity type
| Entity | Filing | Colorado fee |
|---|---|---|
| Limited liability company | Statement of Foreign Entity Authority | $100 |
| Corporation | Statement of Foreign Entity Authority | $100 |
| Nonprofit corporation | Statement of Foreign Entity Authority | $100 |
| Limited partnership | Statement of Foreign Entity Authority | $100 |
| Limited liability partnership | Statement of Foreign Entity Authority | $100 |
Colorado charges one online fee for the statement, and there is no paper version.
Charges after registration
| Item | When it applies | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Periodic report | Each year, in the report window | $25 |
| Late filing penalty | A periodic report that misses the window | $50 |
| Statement of change | A new agent, principal office, true name, assumed name, entity form or jurisdiction | $10 |
| Correcting an assumed entity name | A mistake in the assumed name on file | $100 |
| Registering the true name only | Optional, and gives no authority to do business | $25 |
| Statement of foreign entity withdrawal | Leaving Colorado | $10 |
| Certificate of good standing | Printed from the record when you need proof | $0 |
Worked totals
| Scenario | Make-up | State total |
|---|---|---|
| Register only | The statement | $100 |
| Register and file the first report | Statement plus one $25 periodic report | $125 |
| A report filed late | Report fee plus $50 penalty | $75 |
| Register, then change the agent | Statement plus one statement of change | $110 |
| Register, then withdraw | Statement plus withdrawal | $110 |
These are state charges only. Our charge for preparing the filing is added at checkout and shown on its own line.
What our charge covers
For $199 we do the work around the filing. We collect the entity details, search the name in Colorado, set up an assumed entity name if the true one is taken, enter the agent, file the statement and pay the $100 state fee on your behalf, then send you the result and the month your periodic report is tied to. The state fee appears on a separate line.
What is not in either number
Two costs sit outside both lines. First, the home state may charge for your own records. A Delaware good standing certificate costs money, although Colorado does not ask for one. Second, other offices can require their own registrations. Whether they apply to you depends on your facts; a Colorado business lawyer can tell you.
Expedited service
Colorado's expedite charge of $150, for filings fulfilled within three business days, applies to paper filings. The Authority statement has no paper form, and we do not promise faster handling. Some delinquency and reinstatement filings are reviewed in the order received, with no expedite.
How the yearly charge behaves
The $25 periodic report is due once a year, and the state sends a courtesy email the month before your report month if you have signed up for notices. Filing is open for two months on either side of the report month. Past that point the late filing penalty of $50 applies. The state tells every entity that it is responsible for filing on time whether or not it gets a reminder.
Comparing with other states
The home state adds to the real total. A Delaware LLC pays $400 to Delaware every year whether or not it works in Colorado, which makes the yearly cost of being active in both places $425. A Wyoming LLC pays Wyoming's $60 minimum, so Wyoming plus Colorado is $85. See the Delaware and Wyoming pages for the detail.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Colorado cost questions
Is the state fee the same for a corporation as for an LLC?
Yes. Colorado charges one $100 fee for the statement, and the entity type does not change it.
Does the fee cover the first periodic report?
No. The first report is a separate $25 charge, due in the entity's report month.
What does a late periodic report cost?
The $25 fee plus a $50 late filing penalty, $75 in all.
Is there a charge for changing the registered agent?
A statement of change costs $10, and the agent can also be updated while filing the periodic report.
What does withdrawal cost?
$10 for the Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal.
Our charge and the Colorado fee
- The Statement of Foreign Entity Authority, prepared from your answers
- A name check, so the filing carries a name Colorado will accept
- A Colorado registered agent with a usual place of business: ours, or the one you already use
- The filing, then the approved record and your periodic report month
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Our charge and the Colorado fee show as two lines at checkout. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Where this comes from
- Colorado Secretary of State, business organizations fee schedule
- Colorado Secretary of State, sample Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (PDF)
- Colorado Secretary of State, business forms list
- Colorado Secretary of State, foreign entity FAQ
- Colorado Secretary of State, Certificate of Good Standing FAQ
- Delaware Division of Corporations, LLC/LP/GP annual tax
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Colorado Secretary of State, Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal instructions
Work reaching Colorado?
Tell us the entity and where it was formed. We prepare the statement, check the name and line up the agent.