Colorado

Foreign registration · no form number

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from Colorado as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Colorado records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Colorado and Nebraska side by side

	Colorado formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Colorado to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Colorado certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the Nebraska filing can go in the same day. Once Nebraska approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

Nebraska costs for Colorado companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$309

Your Colorado name and Nebraska's rules

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Colorado company. We search Nebraska's records for Colorado's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Nebraska agent and the Colorado one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Colorado says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Colorado; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Colorado

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Colorado files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nebraska company in Colorado

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

Common questions: Colorado to Nebraska

Does my Colorado company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it (free), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Colorado's report ($25) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Colorado name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Colorado name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Colorado companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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