In Colorado, the yearly filing for an LLC, corporation or nonprofit is the periodic report, and it goes to the Secretary of State. It costs $25 and must be filed online. There is no single deadline for the whole state. Each entity has its own report month, and the filing window is built around it.
That window is what makes Colorado different. You get four months to file with no penalty, and the dates sit on your own record. For searching records, fees and contacts, see the Colorado office guide.
Who has to file in Colorado
The state calls a company that must report a reporting entity. That list includes limited liability companies, limited partnerships formed after July 26, 2009, limited liability partnerships, cooperative housing corporations and business development corporations. Foreign entities registered in Colorado file too.
An entity stops being a reporting entity when it dissolves or when its authority to do business is revoked or given up. Until then, the report is due every year. The office says the filing keeps the principal office address and registered agent current for the public, and that even an unchanged report shows the information was reviewed.
How much does the Colorado periodic report cost?
The fee is $25, and it is paid online. Because paper is not accepted, the schedule shows no paper price. A late filing penalty of $50 appears next to it.
| Fee | LLC: $25 periodic report, online; corporation: $25 periodic report, online (sos.state.co.us, checked ) |
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| When it is due | File within the window from two months before to two months after the periodic report month, without penalty. (sos.state.co.us, checked ) |
| Where to file | sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/fileAForm.html (sos.state.co.us, checked ) |
How to find your Colorado due date
The date is not printed on a calendar. Open the Business Database Search, find your company by name or 11 digit ID number, and look at the Summary page. The line called Periodic report month holds the month that counts.
The rule is simple. You may file two months before that month or two months after it, with no penalty. Take a company whose report month is January. Its window opens in November and its due date is March 31. File by then and you pay only the $25.
How to file the Colorado periodic report
- Go to the Business Organizations page and choose the business database search.
- Enter the 11 digit ID number or the company name, then pick the right entity from the list.
- On the Summary page, scroll down and select File a form.
- On the list of documents available for filing, choose File a Periodic Report.
- Check the form and change anything that is out of date, such as the principal office or registered agent.
- Review the page, select Next, and go through the three payment pages.
- Save the receipt. Your filing is complete once you see it.
If no report shows up to file, it may already be filed, it may not be due yet, or the entity may be in a status that does not allow one.
Late reports, Noncompliant and Delinquent
Missing the window sets off two steps. First the entity becomes Noncompliant, and a late report is due two months later. Then, if that date passes too, the entity becomes Delinquent. A missing registered agent can trigger the same path.
Using the January example, March 31 is the first deadline. After that, May 31 is the late deadline. Miss that and the status changes to Delinquent. To return to Good Standing, you file a Statement Curing Delinquency for $100.
Every status word Colorado uses is explained in our Colorado office guide.
Act on a Delinquent record quickly. The entity name is held for 400 days from the date of delinquency. On the 401st day the record is renamed to show the word delinquent and the date, and the original name can be used by someone else. A record that has been Delinquent for five years or more also needs an affidavit and a government photo ID with the cure.
Checking that it went through
The Receipt page ends the filing. After that, the entity's History and Documents page notes due dates and status changes, and the status should read Good Standing. That status is also what you need before the office will issue a Certificate of Good Standing. Our guide on how to file an annual report compares this with other states.
If you want help, you can ask our private filing service. State fees are separate, and you can always file at the state yourself.
Sources
- www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/info_center/fees/business.html: report fee. Checked .
- www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/FAQs/reports.html: report due date. Checked .
- www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/fileAForm.html: online filing. Checked .