Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Colorado and Connecticut each ask for

	Colorado formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$385 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Connecticut

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Colorado certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Colorado corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Will your Colorado name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact Colorado name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Colorado one

Colorado and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Connecticut papers come to us; Colorado's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Connecticut comes to $609 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Colorado files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Colorado

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Connecticut certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Connecticut

Does my Colorado company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Colorado corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado corporation in Connecticut?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Connecticut?

$609 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Colorado companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Colorado?

It files Colorado's registration with $100 in state fees.

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