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Colorado foreign qualification fee

Colorado charges $100 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program with Statement of Foreign Entity Authority.

The fee, broken down

State fee
$100
Route
One fee, whichever way you file
Rank
9th cheapest of 50
Against the median
$42.50 below the median
With a $199 service
$299
Yearly filing after
Periodic report (Colorado Secretary of State), $25 (due: once a year, by the end of the second month after your report month)

Nearest on the ranking: Ohio $99 · Idaho $100.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Colorado (2026)

  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 the fee buys

The fee pays for the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program to review and file Statement of Foreign Entity Authority. No home-state certificate is needed for an LLC, so there is no second state fee to plan for. File through the state office.

Colorado fee questions

What is the Colorado foreign qualification fee?

$100 for an LLC.

Is Colorado expensive to qualify in?

It ranks 9th of 50 from the cheapest, $42.50 below the median of $142.50.

What will I pay each year after qualifying in Colorado?

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

Where the figures come from