Colorado

Foreign registration · Form FBE

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Colorado: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Kentucky: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	No fee	$90 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	sos.state.co.us	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Kentucky

We prepare and file Form FBE
It names us as your Kentucky registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date. No Colorado paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with Kentucky.

Will your Colorado name work for Kentucky?

We search Kentucky's records for Colorado's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Kentucky agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Kentucky comes to $189 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Kentucky

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kentucky company in Colorado

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

Common questions: Colorado to Kentucky

Does my Colorado company need to register in Kentucky?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Kentucky law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Kentucky registration cost?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Colorado.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Colorado first.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Kentucky?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Kentucky?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Kentucky can add a penalty of $2 a day.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Colorado companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity) ($40); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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