Colorado

Foreign registration · Form 972

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado and Louisiana side by side

	Colorado formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Colorado to Louisiana, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Louisiana only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Louisiana filing. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with Louisiana.

Louisiana costs for Colorado companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$389

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

Your Colorado name and Louisiana's rules

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

Your Louisiana agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Louisiana comes to $209 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Colorado

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

Questions Colorado owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Colorado company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$389 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Louisiana?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Colorado?

It files Colorado's registration with $100 in state fees.

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