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Colorado LLC vs Delaware LLC with Colorado registration
Forming in Colorado costs $50; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then Colorado charges $100 to register it, so $210 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Colorado | LLC formed in Delaware, registered in Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Delaware | None | $110 |
| Formation in Colorado | $50 | None |
| Colorado foreign registration | None | $100 |
| Delaware yearly filing, two years | None | $800 |
| Colorado yearly filing, two years | $50 | $50 |
| Two years of state fees | $100 | $1,060 |
Over two years the Delaware route costs $960 more in state fees than forming at home.
State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
If you register in Colorado
Mainstay Filing prepares the Colorado registration (Statement of Foreign Entity Authority) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for Colorado are on the Colorado page.
Where the numbers come from
Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. Colorado: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program and the sources on the Colorado page.