Colorado Foreign Registration The statement
The Colorado Statement of Foreign Entity Authority, section by section
The Statement of Foreign Entity Authority is the one filing that gives an out-of-state entity authority to transact business in Colorado, and the fee schedule lists it at $100. It has 10 sections, is filed under section 7-90-803, C.R.S. and goes in online only. We prepare it for $199; the sections below show what to have ready.
The statement at a glance
- Official name
- Statement of Foreign Entity Authority
- Statute
- section 7-90-803, C.R.S.
- Who files
- Any LLC, corporation, nonprofit, LP or LLP formed outside Colorado
- Fee
- $100, online
- Paper version
- Not available
- Revised
- 04/11/2025
- Home-state certificate
- Not asked for
- Language
- English only
The sections, in the order the form asks
| Section | What it asks for | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entity ID number, entity name and true name if different | ID is blank for a first filing |
| 2 | Form of entity and jurisdiction of formation | A sole proprietorship is not a form of entity |
| 3 | Principal office street address, with an optional mailing address | Street address cannot be a P.O. box |
| 4 | Registered agent name, Colorado street address and optional mailing address | Agent must consent |
| 5 | The date business in Colorado began or will begin | mm/dd/yyyy |
| 6 | Additional information, only if law permits or requires it | Goes in as a .txt or PDF attachment |
| 7 | A delayed effective date, if wanted | Up to 90 days out |
| 8 | Notice of perjury | A statement you affirm by filing |
| 9 | The individual causing the document to be delivered, with a mailing address | At least one person |
| 10 | A box for additional individuals, with an attachment | Only if more than one filer |
The Division prefills some of this when the entity is requalifying an old record, and the ID number field is filled in for that case.
Sections 1 and 2: who the entity is
Section 1 carries the entity name and, if it is different, the true name. A first-time foreign entity has no Colorado ID number; the state assigns one once the statement is filed. Type the true name exactly as the home state spells it, ending and punctuation included. Section 2 gives the form of entity from the drop-down list, or "Other" with the form written in, and the jurisdiction under whose law it was formed. A sole proprietorship will not pass, because Colorado does not recognise it as a form of entity.
Section 3: the principal office
The principal office needs a physical street address with a suite or unit number where there is one, plus city, state and ZIP or postal code. Addresses outside the United States carry the country and, where it applies, the province. A mailing address is optional and is for the case where mail cannot be delivered to the street address. Colorado will not take a post office box in the street address field. A remote company's principal office may be a home or a shared space, so decide which address you want on the public record before you file.
Section 4: the registered agent
Section 4 names the agent, who is either an individual or a company, along with a Colorado street address and an optional Colorado mailing address. A box confirms the agent has consented to serve. The agent rules changed on July 1, 2025: the filing checks an individual's Colorado ID number against the name on the license, or uses a mailed passcode instead. The agent page has the full tests.
Sections 5 to 7: date, extras and timing
Section 5 wants the start date of Colorado business, past or planned, in month, day and year form. Section 6 is for additional information the law permits or requires, which goes in as a plain text or PDF attachment. Section 7 sets a delayed effective date. Leave it empty and the statement takes effect when filed. A date alone means 11:59 PM that day, and the Division allows a delay of up to 90 days. The form warns that a delayed date has significant legal consequences.
Sections 8 to 10: perjury notice and the filer
Section 8 is not a box to tick. It is the notice that causing the document to be delivered for filing is an affirmation, under penalties of perjury, that it is the person's act and deed or that the person in good faith believes it is the act and deed of the entity, and that the facts stated are true. That applies to every individual who causes the delivery. Section 9 names at least one such individual, with a mailing address, and the final box lets you attach further names. The state wants a real person, not a company name, in that space.
Fee, payment and what happens next
The fee is $100, paid online with the filing. The Division's instructions are blunt that the document is not filed until after payment, so a statement sitting on the review screen has not been filed. When it is, the entity has an ID number, a record and a periodic report month. See the guide for the steps after filing.
Where statements stall
These are the spots where what the form says leaves little room for error:
- A true name that does not match the home-state record, or that lacks a required ending, with no assumed name entered.
- A post office box in the principal office street field.
- An agent without a Colorado street address, or an individual agent whose ID cannot be verified.
- A company agent that is not itself in good standing in Colorado.
- A filer field left empty, or filled with a business name instead of a person.
- Text in a language other than English.
Filing the statement through us
Place the order
Tell us the legal name, what kind of entity it is, where it was formed, where it is run from, and who the agent is.
We check the name
The true name is searched in Colorado, and an assumed name is added if needed.
We complete the sections
Your answers go onto the statement and you review it before it goes in.
We file and pay
The $100 Colorado fee is charged at the amount the state lists.
You receive the record
We send the ID number, the status and the periodic report month.
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.
Statement questions
Is there a number on the form, like Form 304 in other states?
No. Colorado names it the Statement of Foreign Entity Authority and posts it online without a form number.
Do I attach a good standing certificate?
No. None of the sections calls for one.
Can the entity use a different name in Colorado?
Yes, an assumed entity name, when the true name is unavailable or lacks the right ending.
Who signs?
The form has no signature line. At least one individual is named as causing the filing to be delivered, and that person is making the perjury affirmation.
What if the home state changes the name later?
Colorado takes statements of change for the true name, assumed name, entity form or jurisdiction, $10 each.
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, Statement of Foreign Entity Authority instructions
- Colorado Secretary of State, registered agent requirements
Work reaching Colorado?
Tell us the entity and where it was formed. We prepare the statement, check the name and line up the agent.