Colorado

Foreign registration · Form FBE

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

A corporation formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Colorado: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Kentucky: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	No fee	$90 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	sos.state.co.us	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From Colorado to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It lists us as your Kentucky registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Colorado first, so the Kentucky filing can go in right away. Once Kentucky approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

Will your Colorado name work for Kentucky?

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

Your Kentucky agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Colorado

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Kentucky comes to $189 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Kentucky

An LLC formed in Colorado files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kentucky into Colorado

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

Common questions: Colorado to Kentucky

Does my Colorado company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Kentucky issues one to Colorado corporations once the form is approved.

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

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Colorado.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Colorado first.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Kentucky?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Colorado companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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