Colorado

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, an LLC formed in Colorado registers there on Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Colorado records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Colorado and North Carolina each ask for

	Colorado formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form L-09
State fee	No fee	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Colorado to North Carolina, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. Ordered from Colorado on filing day, it easily meets North Carolina's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It names us as your North Carolina 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 North Carolina filing. Once North Carolina approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to North Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$452

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

Will your Colorado name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina accepts your Colorado name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Colorado name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Colorado

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus North Carolina comes to $374 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to North Carolina

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Carolina into Colorado

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

Questions Colorado owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Colorado company need to register in North Carolina?

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

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

$452 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Carolina wants it (free), no more than 180 days old at filing.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days; Colorado's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and North Carolina?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $200 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Will North Carolina accept my Colorado name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Colorado companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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