Colorado

Foreign registration · no form number

Nebraska LLC Foreign Registration in Colorado

To do business in Colorado, an LLC formed in Nebraska registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. Colorado asks nothing of Nebraska here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Program using your Nebraska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Nebraska vs Colorado: the paperwork

	Nebraska formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	Nebraska Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee	$6.50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Nebraska: online as an instant PDF, or on paper by mail in 2 to 3 business days	Filed online with Colorado
Office	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	nebraska.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $25, every two years	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	April 1 of each odd-numbered year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Nebraska agent for service of process	Our Colorado registered agent

From Nebraska to Colorado, step by step

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

Will your Nebraska name work for Colorado?

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

Agents: Colorado and Nebraska

Colorado calls it a registered agent; Nebraska says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for Nebraska; ours takes Colorado's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Colorado and Nebraska

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

LLC or corporation, Nebraska to Colorado

A corporation formed in Nebraska files its own registration with Colorado ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Colorado into Nebraska

An LLC formed in Colorado that registers with Nebraska files Nebraska's registration (no form number) with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free). See that filing.

Questions Nebraska owners ask about Colorado

Does my Nebraska company need to register in Colorado?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Nebraska.

Do I need Nebraska's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Nebraska and Colorado?

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

What if I don't register with Colorado?

Colorado can charge a Nebraska 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 Nebraska agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Colorado for year one.

Will Colorado accept my Nebraska name?

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

Can I form a new Colorado LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

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

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