Colorado LLC Cost (2026): Filing Fee, Annual Fee, Due Date

The short answer

To form the LLC: $50 to file the Articles of Organization.
Every year after: $25 a year, due at the end of the anniversary month.
If you file late: $50 added by Colorado. Colorado does not dissolve an LLC for a missed report; it marks the company delinquent, which blocks a certificate of good standing until the report is filed.
Five years, filing it yourself: $175: the formation fee plus five years of the state's recurring fee, with no service fees.

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What's included

Name availability check before we file
Articles of Organization prepared and filed with Colorado
Submitted within 3 business days, or the same day as an option
Approved documents emailed, plus a private order page
Colorado's after-formation deadlines in writing
A real person by email

Colorado LLC one-time costs

What Colorado charges once, when the LLC is formed, and the optional costs that arrive at the same time. The state fee is the same whether you file yourself or use a service.

State filing fee

Amount: $50
Notes: Paid to Colorado to file the Articles of Organization. One time.

State expedite (optional)

Amount: Not offered
Notes: Colorado sells no faster review of the formation filing.

Registered agent

Amount: Free if you serve yourself; our agent service can be added in the application
Notes: Required in Colorado; a street address in the state.

Operating agreement

Amount: Free if you write it, or our self-help template after checkout
Notes: Not filed with the state.

Our filing service

Amount: Our fee, itemized at checkout
Notes: Optional. Our fee and the Colorado filing & processing appear as separate lines before you pay.

Colorado LLC one-time and optional costs, 2026
Cost	Amount	Notes
State filing fee	$50	Paid to Colorado to file the Articles of Organization. One time.
State expedite (optional)	Not offered	Colorado sells no faster review of the formation filing.
Registered agent	Free if you serve yourself; our agent service can be added in the application	Required in Colorado; a street address in the state.
Operating agreement	Free if you write it, or our self-help template after checkout	Not filed with the state.
Our filing service	Our fee, itemized at checkout	Optional. Our fee and the Colorado filing & processing appear as separate lines before you pay.

State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Online filing prices; a few states charge a different amount on paper.

Colorado LLC ongoing costs

What Colorado charges to keep the LLC in good standing, when it is due, and what the state does when a report is late or missed.

Periodic Report fee

The state's rule: $25 a year
Notes: Filed with the Colorado Secretary of State, every year.

Due

The state's rule: End of the anniversary month
Notes: State wording: Anniversary month (window opens 2 months before and closes at the end of the 2nd month after).

Late penalty

The state's rule: $50

After missed reports

The state's rule: Not dissolved; marked delinquent
Notes: Colorado marks the LLC "delinquent" instead of dissolving it.

Reinstatement

The state's rule: $100
Notes: The state's total to reinstate after a missed report: reinstatement fee plus the missed reports and penalties it requires.

Franchise or privilege tax

The state's rule: None
Notes: Colorado adds no LLC tax beyond the figures above.

Colorado LLC ongoing costs, 2026
Item	The state's rule	Notes
Periodic Report fee	$25 a year	Filed with the Colorado Secretary of State, every year.
Due	End of the anniversary month	State wording: Anniversary month (window opens 2 months before and closes at the end of the 2nd month after).
Late penalty	$50
After missed reports	Not dissolved; marked delinquent	Colorado marks the LLC "delinquent" instead of dissolving it.
Reinstatement	$100	The state's total to reinstate after a missed report: reinstatement fee plus the missed reports and penalties it requires.
Franchise or privilege tax	None	Colorado adds no LLC tax beyond the figures above.

State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Due rules, penalties and dissolution triggers are read from each state's statute or filing office page; the reinstatement figure is the state's own total at that point.

Colorado LLC annual fee

Colorado's recurring requirement: $25/year, due anniversary month (window opens 2 months before and closes at the end of the 2nd month after). Colorado calls the filing the Periodic Report, and it goes to the Colorado Secretary of State at coloradosos.gov. Colorado keys the deadline to your own formation date: at the end of the anniversary month, every year. In the state's words: Anniversary month (window opens 2 months before and closes at the end of the 2nd month after).

If you file late: $50 added by the state for a late report. Colorado does not dissolve an LLC for a missed report; it marks the company delinquent, which blocks a certificate of good standing until the report is filed.

The due date, filing window and portal are covered step by step in Colorado LLC annual report.

Other recurring obligations

Periodic Report. Annually. The window opens 2 months before the Periodic Report month (formation anniversary month) and closes the last day of the 2nd month after it. Delinquent if missed. $25 online ($50 late penalty).

Colorado LLC filing fee: $50

The filing fee is what Colorado charges to file your Articles of Organization, the document that creates the company. Colorado charges $50. It is the one cost nobody can avoid: it is the same whether you file directly with the state or hire a service, and no legitimate service can waive it. Which form Colorado uses, where it is filed and what it asks: how to register an LLC in Colorado.

Colorado's published processing time: Online filings are generally processed immediately.

Colorado does not sell expedited review of the formation filing.

By filing fee, Colorado ranks 5 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first; the median state charges $100.

Five-year Colorado LLC cost: $175

$50 to form, plus $25 a year in report fees for five years, comes to $175 paid to Colorado over five years, assuming every report is filed on time. One late report adds $50. Taxes on the company's income, licenses and a registered agent service are separate.

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What the Colorado state fee does not include

The filing fee buys the state's approval of the Articles of Organization and nothing else. These are the costs that sit outside it.

Registered agent. Colorado requires one, with a street address in the state. Serving as your own agent is free; the address becomes public record. Our registered agent service can be added in the application. Colorado registered agent requirements.
Operating agreement. Not filed with the state and free if you write it yourself. Our self-help template is available after checkout.
Business licenses and permits. Set by the city, county or licensing board for your line of business, not by the formation filing. Many Colorado LLCs need none; a restaurant, contractor or salon usually needs several.
Taxes. An LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns unless it elects otherwise, and sales tax or employer registrations are separate state accounts with no formation fee attached.
Filing service. Our fee is itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, with same-day submission as an option. The state fee is identical either way.

How to pay less for a Colorado LLC

File the Articles of Organization yourself. Colorado takes it online at coloradosos.gov for the $50 state fee alone.
Be your own registered agent if you have a Colorado street address and are there during business hours. The trade-off is privacy: the address goes on the public record.
Write your own operating agreement. No state charges for it and Colorado does not file it.
File the Periodic Report on time. A late one costs $50 more, and a missed one leads to dissolution and a reinstatement bill of $100.
Form where you do business. An LLC that operates in Colorado but is formed elsewhere must register in Colorado as a foreign LLC anyway, paying Colorado's registration fee and its recurring report on top of the home state's.

How Colorado compares

By filing fee, Colorado is number 5 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first. The filing fee is paid once; the recurring line is what separates states over time.

Colorado

Filing fee: $50
Recurring: $25 a year
Five-year total: $175

Wyoming

Filing fee: $100
Recurring: $60 a year (minimum; $0.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets when that is more)
Five-year total: $400

Nebraska

Filing fee: $100
Recurring: $25 every 2 years online ($30 on paper); the state does not publish the fee in one place
Five-year total: Depends on the company

Kansas

Filing fee: $85
Recurring: $90 every 2 years
Five-year total: $310

Oklahoma

Filing fee: $100
Recurring: $25 a year
Five-year total: $225

New Mexico

Filing fee: $50
Recurring: None
Five-year total: $50

Utah

Filing fee: $59
Recurring: $18 a year
Five-year total: $149

Colorado and its neighbors
State	Filing fee	Recurring	Five-year total
Colorado	$50	$25 a year	$175
Wyoming	$100	$60 a year (minimum; $0.0002 per dollar of Wyoming assets when that is more)	$400
Nebraska	$100	$25 every 2 years online ($30 on paper); the state does not publish the fee in one place	Depends on the company
Kansas	$85	$90 every 2 years	$310
Oklahoma	$100	$25 a year	$225
New Mexico	$50	None	$50
Utah	$59	$18 a year	$149

State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us.

Every state's fee is in LLC cost by state, and the case for and against forming elsewhere is in cheapest states to form an LLC.

Filing yourself vs. using us

Filing directly with Colorado costs only the state's own fee: $50. The state takes formations at coloradosos.gov. Through us, you pay our service fee plus the Colorado filing & processing, for the name check, the Articles of Organization prepared and submitted, the approved documents emailed to you and Colorado's deadlines in writing. Both lines are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.

Sources

State fees verified October 2026; page last updated November 1, 2026. The figures above are read from Colorado's own fee schedule, forms and statutes:

sos.state.co.us (sos.state.co.us/pubs/info_center/fees/business.html)
sos.state.co.us (sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/forms_main.html)
coloradosos.gov (coloradosos.gov/pubs/business/helpFiles/LLCChecklist.pdf)
coloradosos.gov (coloradosos.gov/biz/ViewImage.do?masterFileId=20231821554&fileId=20231821554)
sos.state.co.us (sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/FAQs/reports.html)
coloradosos.gov (coloradosos.gov/pubs/newsRoom/pressReleases/2024/PR20240617Fees.html)
coloradosos.gov (Colorado Secretary of State, Periodic Report filing)

Standard Filings is a filing service, not a law firm. This page is general information from each state's published filing rules and fee schedules, not legal or tax advice.

Colorado LLC cost FAQ

How much does it cost to start an LLC in Colorado?+

Colorado charges $50. That is the state's own fee and it is the same whether you file yourself or use a service. If you have us file it, our service fee and the Colorado filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.

Does Colorado charge an annual fee for an LLC?+

Yes. Colorado's recurring requirement: $25/year, due anniversary month (window opens 2 months before and closes at the end of the 2nd month after). That works out to $25 a year.

When is the Colorado LLC annual report due?+

Colorado keys the deadline to your own formation date: at the end of the anniversary month, every year. In the state's words: Anniversary month (window opens 2 months before and closes at the end of the 2nd month after).

What is the late penalty for a Colorado LLC report?+

Colorado adds $50 to a report filed after the due date. Colorado does not dissolve an LLC for a missed report; it marks the company delinquent, which blocks a certificate of good standing until the report is filed.

Is there a franchise tax in Colorado?+

No. Colorado charges no franchise, privilege or LLC tax on top of its Periodic Report; the LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns in the ordinary way, and any state income tax registration is separate from the formation and report fees here.

How much is a registered agent in Colorado?+

Nothing from the state: Colorado charges no fee for naming a registered agent. Serving as your own agent is free if you have a street address in Colorado and are there during business hours; the address becomes public record. A commercial registered agent charges a yearly fee that the agent sets, in exchange for keeping its Colorado address on the record and forwarding what arrives.

Can I file the Colorado Articles of Organization myself?+

Yes. Colorado accepts the Articles of Organization directly from business owners at coloradosos.gov, and you pay only the state's $50 fee. Colorado's published processing time: Online filings are generally processed immediately.

What does your service add to the state fee?+

Our service fee covers a name availability check, your Articles of Organization prepared and filed, the approved documents emailed to you, and Colorado's deadlines in writing. The Colorado filing & processing is a separate line, and both are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.

General information, not legal or tax advice. Fees change; confirm the current amount with Colorado before you rely on it.