Colorado

Foreign registration · no form number

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Colorado

A corporation formed in Montana that wants to do business in Colorado files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. Colorado asks nothing of Montana here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Program from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana vs Colorado: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with Colorado
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Colorado registered agent

From Montana to Colorado, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Colorado registered agent, next to your Montana name and formation date. No Montana paperwork holds up the Colorado filing. After approval, your Montana corporation is registered with Colorado.

Will your Montana name work for Colorado?

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

Your Colorado agent and the Montana one

Montana and Colorado both call it a registered agent. Colorado papers come to us; Montana's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Montana and Colorado

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Colorado comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Colorado

An LLC formed in Montana files its own registration with Colorado ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Colorado into Montana

A corporation formed in Colorado that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Colorado

Does my Montana company need to register in Colorado?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Montana.

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Colorado?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $25 to Colorado for the yearly reports.

Does Colorado require a registered agent?

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

Will Colorado accept my Montana name?

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

Can I form a new Colorado corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

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

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