Colorado

Foreign registration · no form number

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Colorado

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

South Dakota vs Colorado: the paperwork

	South Dakota formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence (not needed here)	Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Colorado
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Colorado registered agent

From South Dakota to Colorado, step by step

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

Will your South Dakota name work for Colorado?

If another Colorado company uses the South Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Colorado's records for South Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Colorado agent and the South Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Colorado

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Colorado

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Colorado ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Colorado company in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Colorado that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Colorado

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Colorado?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay South Dakota.

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Colorado?

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

Does Colorado require a registered agent?

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

Will Colorado accept my South Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Colorado corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

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

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