Colorado

Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

To do business in Maine, a corporation formed in Colorado registers there on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Colorado records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Colorado vs Maine: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	No fee	$250 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.state.co.us	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	June 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From Colorado to Maine, step by step

We prepare and file Form MBCA-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date. If Maine wants the Colorado certificate, it is ordered first. Once Maine approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

Your Colorado name and Maine's rules

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

Agents: Maine and Colorado

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

Yearly filings: Maine and Colorado

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Maine comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Maine

An LLC formed in Colorado files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maine company in Colorado

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

Common questions: Colorado to Maine

Does my Colorado company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Maine law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maine may also want Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus time for Colorado's certificate if Maine asks for it. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Maine?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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