How to Form an LLC in Colorado
Colorado approves in real time. Here is what it costs, how long it takes, and what you get.
| Total cost, standard filing | $199 |
|---|---|
| Total cost, expedited filing | $299 |
| State filing fee | Included |
| State form filed | Articles of Organization |
| You receive | Articles of Organization |
What it costs
Forming an LLC in Colorado costs $199 in total. That is one price covering both the Colorado Secretary of State's filing fee, which we pay on your behalf, and our service for preparing and filing the paperwork. There is nothing else to pay to get your LLC formed.
How long it takes
Colorado approves in real time. Your LLC is in good standing and publicly searchable the same minute you file, and we deliver the stamped articles in the same sitting. Colorado does not sell an expedited tier because every filing is already immediate, so expedited buys same-sitting handling of your documents on our side.
Where Colorado filings get tripped up
These are the things we have actually run into filing in Colorado, in plain English.
- Check the full distinguishing phrase, not the first two words
- Colorado's register is large and generic first words collide constantly. We have checked a name where the first two words returned sixteen live companies and the first three returned none, and it was the third word that decided it. A name is only clear once the whole distinguishing phrase is.
- The address checker rejects plenty of real rural addresses
- Colorado runs your address through a validator that does not recognise many rural and unit addresses. It is a warning, not a rejection, and the filing goes through with the address as you gave it. Do not change a correct address to satisfy it.
- A periodic report is due every year
- Colorado assigns your company a report month at formation and expects a periodic report every year after. It is a separate filing from the formation and it is how a Colorado company falls out of good standing if it is missed.
What we need from you
Your business name, the address for the company, and the names of the members. That is the whole application, and it takes a few minutes. We prepare and file the Articles of Organization for you, and handle the state's payment.
What you get
Your stamped Articles of Organization from the state, delivered straight to your account as soon as Colorado issues it. From there you can add an EIN, an operating agreement, membership certificates, or registered agent service.
Start your Colorado LLC — $199One price. The Colorado state filing fee is included.
Filing in another state?
Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin
Common questions
- How much does it cost to form an LLC in Colorado?
- $199 total for standard filing, with the Colorado state filing fee included in that price. Expedited filing is $299. There are no other fees to get your LLC formed.
- How long does it take to form an LLC in Colorado?
- Colorado approves in real time. Your LLC is in good standing and publicly searchable the same minute you file, and we deliver the stamped articles in the same sitting.
- What do I receive?
- Your stamped Articles of Organization from the Colorado Secretary of State, delivered to your account. You can add an EIN, an operating agreement, and registered agent service at checkout or afterwards.
- Do I need a registered agent in Colorado?
- Yes. Every Colorado LLC must keep a registered agent with a physical address in the state to receive legal mail. You can serve as your own, or use our service to keep your home address off the public record.