Colorado

Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

A corporation formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Colorado records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Colorado and Minnesota side by side

	Colorado formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	December 31
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 2 to 5 business days
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Colorado to Minnesota, step by step

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

Will your Colorado name work for Minnesota?

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

Your Minnesota agent and the Colorado one

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Minnesota

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Minnesota comes to $289 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Colorado files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Colorado

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

Common questions: Colorado to Minnesota

Does my Colorado company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Colorado's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Minnesota?

$289 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Colorado companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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