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Foreign corporation registration

Colorado Foreign Corporation Registration

A corporation formed in another state registers with Colorado on the Statement of Foreign Entity Authority. The $100 filing fee goes to Colorado; our $199 covers preparing and filing it plus the first year of Colorado registered agent service, for $299 at checkout. Colorado does not ask for a home-state certificate with this filing.

Our service$199
Colorado state fee$100
Total$299
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Colorado corporation registration at a glance

Filing
Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee
$100 filing fee
Total with us
$299, first year of Colorado registered agent service included
Home-state certificate
Not required
Colorado yearly filing
Periodic Report, $25, every year
Filed with
Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program

What the Colorado filing asks for

For the filing, Colorado needs:

  • The exact name of your corporation as formed, or an alternate name if that name is taken there
  • The state it was formed in and its date of formation, plus the date it began (or will begin) doing business in Colorado
  • A Colorado registered agent with a street address there; we fill in ours
  • A principal office address that is a street address, not a P.O. box
  • Every answer in English

Colorado also lets the registration take effect on a later date, up to 90 days after filing.

Colorado takes this filing online only; there is no paper version.

Corporation into Colorado, by home state

Every home state pays the same $299 at checkout for Colorado.

Formed inHome-state certificateFirst year
AlabamaNot needed$299
AlaskaNot needed$299
ArizonaNot needed$299
ArkansasNot needed$299
CaliforniaNot needed$299
ConnecticutNot needed$299
DelawareNot needed$299
FloridaNot needed$299
GeorgiaNot needed$299
HawaiiNot needed$299
IdahoNot needed$299
IllinoisNot needed$299
IndianaNot needed$299
IowaNot needed$299
KansasNot needed$299
KentuckyNot needed$299
LouisianaNot needed$299
MaineNot needed$299
MarylandNot needed$299
MassachusettsNot needed$299
MichiganNot needed$299
MinnesotaNot needed$299
MississippiNot needed$299
MissouriNot needed$299
MontanaNot needed$299
NebraskaNot needed$299
NevadaNot needed$299
New HampshireNot needed$299
New JerseyNot needed$299
New MexicoNot needed$299
New YorkNot needed$299
North CarolinaNot needed$299
North DakotaNot needed$299
OhioNot needed$299
OklahomaNot needed$299
OregonNot needed$299
PennsylvaniaNot needed$299
Rhode IslandNot needed$299
South CarolinaNot needed$299
South DakotaNot needed$299
TennesseeNot needed$299
TexasNot needed$299
UtahNot needed$299
VermontNot needed$299
VirginiaNot needed$299
WashingtonNot needed$299
West VirginiaNot needed$299
WisconsinNot needed$299
WyomingNot needed$299

When Colorado expects a corporation to register

Colorado looks at remote employees under its general rule rather than a fixed list. An office, staff, or regular sales and contracts there are what typically lead to registration.

Colorado registered agent rule

Colorado requires every registered foreign corporation to keep a registered agent there. The agent must agree to serve before Colorado accepts the appointment. Our $199 includes the first year of Colorado registered agent service, then $149 a year.

Colorado yearly filings

Once registered, your corporation files the Colorado Periodic Report every year, at $25, due last day of the entity's anniversary month. The Colorado filing window opens first day of the 2nd month before the periodic report month and closes last day of the 2nd month after the periodic report month. Filing it late adds $50. From year two, keeping the Colorado registration costs $174 a year with our registered agent service.

How long Colorado takes

We file it online with the Colorado Secretary of State.

Leaving Colorado later

If your corporation stops doing business there, it ends the registration by filing a Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal. Until that is filed, Colorado's yearly filing stays due.

Colorado foreign corporation questions

Do I have to register my corporation in Colorado?

Yes, if it was formed in another state and does business there. An office, staff or regular sales there usually mean registering.

How much does foreign corporation registration in Colorado cost?

$299 at checkout: the $100 filing fee plus our $199, which includes the first year of registered agent service.

Does Colorado need a certificate from my home state?

No, Colorado does not ask for one with this filing.

What does it cost each year to stay registered in Colorado?

$174 a year: $25 for the Periodic Report and $149 for our registered agent service. The home state's own yearly filing stays separate.

Do I need a registered agent in Colorado?

Yes. Colorado requires one for every corporation registered there from another state. Ours is included for the first year, then $149 a year.

What if my company's name is taken in Colorado?

Colorado lets an out-of-state corporation register under an alternate name.

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

File a Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal with the Colorado Secretary of State.

Can I form a new Colorado corporation instead?

It is possible, but that is a separate company that files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25), while the original keeps its home-state filings. Registering keeps one company in both states.

Is the Colorado filing the same for an LLC?

No: LLCs file their own registration ($100 in state fees, the same fee), and corporations file this one.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Colorado calls it registration; other states call the same step a certificate of authority or foreign qualification.

Official Colorado sources