Colorado

Foreign registration · no form number

West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Colorado

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

What West Virginia and Colorado each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed online with Colorado
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	sos.wv.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	July 1 each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Colorado registered agent

From West Virginia to Colorado, step by step

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

Will your West Virginia name work for Colorado?

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

Agents: Colorado and West Virginia

Colorado calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Colorado papers come to us; West Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Colorado and West Virginia

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

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Colorado

An LLC formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Colorado ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Colorado into West Virginia

A corporation formed in Colorado that registers with West Virginia files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Colorado

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Colorado?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay West Virginia.

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Colorado?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($25, every two years) and Colorado's report ($25).

Does Colorado require a registered agent?

Yes: the West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Colorado for year one.

Will Colorado accept my West Virginia name?

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

Can I form a new Colorado corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

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

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