Colorado

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Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Colorado

An LLC formed in Iowa that wants to do business in Colorado files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. Colorado needs nothing from Iowa: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Program using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Iowa vs Colorado: the paperwork

	Iowa formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed online with Colorado
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Colorado registered agent

How Iowa companies register with Colorado

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Colorado registered agent, next to your Iowa name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Iowa first, so the Colorado filing can go in right away. Once Colorado approves it, the Iowa company can do business there.

Will your Iowa name work for Colorado?

If another Colorado company uses the Iowa name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Colorado's records for Iowa's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Colorado agent and the Iowa one

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

Yearly filings: Colorado and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Colorado

A corporation formed in Iowa files its own registration with Colorado ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($60) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Colorado into Iowa

An LLC formed in Colorado that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Colorado

Does my Iowa company need to register in Colorado?

Yes, once an Iowa business operates there; Colorado law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Iowa LLC in Colorado?

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Iowa.

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Colorado?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and Colorado's report ($25).

What if I don't register with Colorado?

Colorado can charge an Iowa company up to $100 for each year or part of a year and a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does Colorado require a registered agent?

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

Will Colorado accept my Iowa name?

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

Can I form a new Colorado LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

Iowa companies leave by filing a Statement of Foreign Entity Withdrawal ($10); until then, Colorado's report stays due alongside Iowa's filings.

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