Colorado

Foreign registration · Form 326

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers a corporation from Colorado as a foreign corporation on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Colorado and Louisiana each ask for

	Colorado formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	No fee	$160 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Louisiana

We prepare and file Form 326
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Colorado certificate, it is ordered first. Once Louisiana approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

Will your Colorado name work for Louisiana?

We search Louisiana's records for Colorado's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Louisiana and Colorado

Colorado and Louisiana both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Colorado; ours takes Louisiana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Colorado

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Louisiana comes to $204 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Colorado files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Colorado

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

Questions Colorado owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Colorado company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Louisiana?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Colorado?

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

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