Colorado

Foreign registration · no form number

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Colorado

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

Vermont vs Colorado: the paperwork

	Vermont formed here	Colorado registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Statement of Foreign Entity Authority (no form number)
State fee	$35	$100 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with Colorado
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	coloradosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Periodic Report, $25, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Colorado registered agent

From Vermont to Colorado, step by step

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

Your Vermont name and Colorado's rules

If another Colorado company uses the Vermont name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Vermont name against Colorado's records before filing.

Your Colorado agent and the Vermont one

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

Yearly filings: Colorado and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Colorado's Periodic Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Colorado comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Colorado

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

The other way: Colorado into Vermont

An LLC formed in Colorado that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to Colorado

Does my Vermont company need to register in Colorado?

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

How much does the Colorado registration cost?

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Vermont.

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

No, Colorado takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Colorado?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $25 to Colorado for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Colorado?

Colorado can charge a Vermont 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 Vermont registered agent stays, and ours covers Colorado for year one.

Will Colorado accept my Vermont name?

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

Can I form a new Colorado LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Colorado later?

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

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