Foreign LLC by State

Foreign LLC by State › Colorado

Colorado foreign LLC requirements

Colorado asks a foreign LLC for Statement of Foreign Entity Authority and a $100 fee; it does not require a good-standing certificate.

Requirements at a glance

RequirementColorado
ApplicationStatement of Foreign Entity Authority
Filed withColorado Secretary of State, Business Program
Fee$100
Good-standing certificateNot required for an LLC
Certificate age limitNot applicable
Registered agentA registered agent with a Colorado street address
Yearly filingPeriodic report (Colorado Secretary of State), $25 (due: once a year, by the end of the second month after your report month)

Good standing

Colorado is one of 14 states that do not ask an LLC for a good-standing certificate, so there is no home-state order to place.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Colorado (2026)

#ServiceService feeColorado feeAgent
1Mainstay Filing$199$100Year one included, then $149/yr
2CO Registered Agent.org$199$100Year one included, then $99/yr
3Colorado Registered Agent.co$199$100Year one included, then $99/yr

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.

Every year after

Periodic report (Colorado Secretary of State), $25 (due: once a year, by the end of the second month after your report month). Keep the registered agent current as well; each service above includes the first year.

Colorado questions

Does Colorado require a good-standing certificate?

Not for an LLC.

What does a foreign LLC file every year in Colorado?

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

What is the fee to register a foreign LLC in Colorado?

$100. A $199 filing service adds to that.

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