Colorado

Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Colorado

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

Louisiana vs Colorado: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	Louisiana 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	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Colorado
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	sos.la.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Colorado registered agent

From Louisiana to Colorado, step by step

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

Will your Louisiana name work for Colorado?

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

Your Colorado agent and the Louisiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Colorado

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Colorado comes to $204 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Colorado

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Colorado ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Colorado into Louisiana

A corporation formed in Colorado that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Colorado

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Colorado?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Louisiana.

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Colorado?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $25 to Colorado for the yearly reports.

Does Colorado require a registered agent?

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

Will Colorado accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Colorado corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

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

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