Colorado

Foreign registration · no form number

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Colorado

A corporation formed in Illinois that wants to do business in Colorado files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. Colorado needs nothing from Illinois: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Program using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois vs Colorado: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with Colorado
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	ilsos.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Colorado registered agent

From Illinois to Colorado, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Colorado registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Illinois first, so the Colorado filing can go in right away. After approval, your Illinois corporation is registered with Colorado.

Your Illinois name and Colorado's rules

If another Colorado company uses the Illinois name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Illinois name against Colorado's records before filing.

Agents: Colorado and Illinois

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Colorado

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Colorado comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Colorado

An LLC formed in Illinois files its own registration with Colorado ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Colorado

Does my Illinois company need to register in Colorado?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Colorado calls it registration for Illinois corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Colorado registration cost?

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Illinois.

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Colorado?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $25 to Colorado for the yearly reports.

Does Colorado require a registered agent?

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

Will Colorado accept my Illinois name?

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

Can I form a new Colorado corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

Illinois companies leave by filing a Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal; until then, Colorado's report stays due alongside Illinois's filings.

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