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Colorado LLC vs Nevada LLC with Colorado registration
Forming in Colorado costs $50; forming in Nevada costs $425 and then Colorado charges $100 to register it, so $525 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Colorado | LLC formed in Nevada, registered in Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Nevada | None | $425 |
| Formation in Colorado | $50 | None |
| Colorado foreign registration | None | $100 |
| Nevada yearly filing, two years | None | $700 |
| Colorado yearly filing, two years | $50 | $50 |
| Two years of state fees | $100 | $1,275 |
Over two years the Nevada route costs $1,175 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
Nevada: formation and yearly filing from Nevada’s own pages. Colorado: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program and the sources on the Colorado page.