LLC in Another State

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Living in Colorado with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside Colorado and does business here, it generally registers with the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program as a foreign LLC. The fee is $100.

Do I have to register?

Colorado expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Statement of Foreign Entity Authority.

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeColorado foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$100$200
Delaware$110$100$210
Nevada$425$100$525

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Colorado (2026)

Want it handled? For Colorado, in order.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. CO Registered Agent.org $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Colorado Registered Agent.co $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Colorado page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program.

What you keep up

Periodic report (Colorado Secretary of State), $25 (due: once a year, by the end of the second month after your report month). You also keep a registered agent in Colorado.

Colorado questions

Can I run an LLC from Colorado if it was formed in another state?

You can, but Colorado generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program takes the filing.

What does Colorado charge a foreign LLC?

$100.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Not for an LLC. Colorado does not ask for a home-state certificate.

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