Colorado

Foreign registration · no form number

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, an LLC formed in Colorado registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$120 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Colorado to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Ordered from Colorado on filing day, it easily meets Connecticut's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the Connecticut filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with Connecticut.

Connecticut costs for Colorado companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$319

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Colorado name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact Colorado name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Agents: Connecticut and Colorado

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Connecticut comes to $254 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Colorado files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Colorado

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Connecticut certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Connecticut

Does my Colorado company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Connecticut?

$319 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants it (free), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Connecticut?

$254 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Colorado company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Colorado companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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