Connecticut Foreign Corporation Certificate of Authority

Connecticut corporation certificate of authority at a glance

Filing

Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)

State fee

$385 filing fee

Total with us

$584, first year of Connecticut registered agent service included

Home-state certificate

Set by the state

Connecticut yearly filing

Annual Report, $435, every year

Filed with

Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division

What the Connecticut filing asks for

For the filing, Connecticut needs:

• The exact name of your corporation as formed
• The state it was formed in and its date of formation
• A Connecticut registered agent with a street address there; we fill in ours
• A principal office address

Corporation into Connecticut, by home state

Every home state pays the same $584 at checkout for Connecticut.

Connecticut registered agent rule

Connecticut requires every registered foreign corporation to keep a registered agent there. Connecticut allows any Connecticut resident age 18 or older, or any other business entity registered with the office that has a Connecticut address to serve. Switching agents later costs $50. Our $199 includes the first year of Connecticut registered agent service, then $149 a year.

Connecticut yearly filings

Once registered, your corporation files the Connecticut Annual Report every year, at $435, due Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut. From year two, keeping the Connecticut registration costs $584 a year with our registered agent service.

How long Connecticut takes

We file it online with the Connecticut Secretary of the State. Paid speed-ups: expedite $50; they are optional and not in the total.

Leaving Connecticut later

If your corporation stops doing business there, it ends the registration by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal. Until that is filed, Connecticut's yearly filing stays due.