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Colorado LLC vs Wyoming LLC with Colorado registration
Forming in Colorado costs $50; forming in Wyoming costs $100 and then Colorado charges $100 to register it, so $200 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Colorado | LLC formed in Wyoming, registered in Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Wyoming | None | $100 |
| Formation in Colorado | $50 | None |
| Colorado foreign registration | None | $100 |
| Wyoming yearly filing, two years | None | $120 |
| Colorado yearly filing, two years | $50 | $50 |
| Two years of state fees | $100 | $370 |
Over two years the Wyoming route costs $270 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
Wyoming: formation and yearly filing from Wyoming’s own pages. Colorado: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program and the sources on the Colorado page.