Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

To do business in Nevada, a corporation formed in Colorado registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division from your Colorado records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Colorado and Nevada each ask for

	Colorado formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$175 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

From Colorado to Nevada, step by step

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

Your Colorado name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Colorado

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and Colorado

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Nevada

An LLC formed in Colorado files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Colorado

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

Questions Colorado owners ask about Nevada

Does my Colorado company need to register in Nevada?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for Colorado corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for Colorado's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Colorado's report ($25) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Colorado companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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