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Colorado periodic report: due date, fee, and late penalty

Colorado LLCs and corporations each have a recurring state filing. LLC periodic report: Window around anniversary month, every year. Corporation periodic report: Window around incorporation month, every year.

FactLLCCorporation
FilingPeriodic reportPeriodic report
DueWindow around anniversary month, every yearWindow around incorporation month, every year
First oneFirst due the year after formation; nothing is due in the formation year.First report due the year after formation - none in the formation year.
Fee$25$25 flat, online only.
If late$50 late fee; delinquent about 60 days after window, loses good standing$50 late fee; delinquent about 60 days after window, loses good standing

How to file

LLC: periodic report

File on Colorado's site

Corporation: periodic report

File on Colorado's site

If it is late

LLC. A $50 late fee. About 60 days after the window closes Colorado marks the LLC Delinquent and it loses good standing, but there is no automatic administrative dissolution.

Corporation. $50 late fee. The corporation becomes Delinquent about 60 days after the window closes and loses good standing; there is no automatic administrative dissolution, so delinquency lasts until you file.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the Colorado LLC periodic report due?

Window around anniversary month, every year. A 5-month window around your formation anniversary month, closing the last day of the 2nd month after it. Online only. First due the year after formation; nothing is due in the formation year.

How much is the Colorado LLC periodic report?

$25

What happens if the Colorado LLC periodic report is late?

$50 late fee; delinquent about 60 days after window, loses good standing. A $50 late fee. About 60 days after the window closes Colorado marks the LLC Delinquent and it loses good standing, but there is no automatic administrative dissolution.

When is the Colorado corporation periodic report due?

Window around incorporation month, every year. Keyed to a fixed report month - the calendar month the Articles of Incorporation became effective. The on-time window opens two months before that month and closes the last day of the second month after it. First report due the year after formation - none in the formation year.

How much is the Colorado corporation periodic report?

$25 flat, online only.

What happens if the Colorado corporation periodic report is late?

$50 late fee; delinquent about 60 days after window, loses good standing. $50 late fee. The corporation becomes Delinquent about 60 days after the window closes and loses good standing; there is no automatic administrative dissolution, so delinquency lasts until you file.

What is a periodic report in Colorado?

The periodic report is Colorado's name for the annual report. LLCs file it online with the Secretary of State for $25, inside a 5-month window that closes the last day of the 2nd month after the anniversary month of formation.

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