Colorado Foreign Qualification

There are several steps that you must take in order to register your business for Colorado foreign qualification. These include the following.

1. Obtain Certificates – Businesses that want to register for foreign qualifications should file a Statement of Foreign Authority with the Business Division of the Secretary of State in Colorado. You can file this form online. The website of the Secretary of State has uploaded a sample form that you may use to create your own. The same fee and form apply to all business entity types. Unlike most states, Colorado doesn’t require a Certificate of Good Standing from the home state.

2. Collect And Submit Information – There are some things that you should include in the Statement of Foreign Entity Authority.

LLC

• True Name
•  Optional Assumed Name if needed
• Type of LLC
• Home Justification
• Principal office address
• Mailing address if different form principal address
• Registered agent information
• Effective Date
• Person causing the filing in CO

Corporation

• True Name
• Optional Assumed Name if needed
• Type of Corporation
•  Home Justification
• Principal office address
• Mailing address if different form principal address
• Registered agent information
• Effective Date
• Person causing the filing in CO

3. Appoint Registered Agent – A business must name a registered agent when it files for foreign qualification. They will handle the process of receiving legal documents from Colorado and passing them on to the LLC or corporation they represent. To simplify things, most businesses elect to use a third party provider such as DoMyLLC to serve as their registered agent.

4. File The Application – With the form completed, you will submit your application along with the filing fee of $100.

5. Ongoing Maintenance – Colorado requires an annual report be filed from each LLC or corporation as well. This report must be filed within 90 days from the anniversary of the date the business originally qualified in Colorado.