Register a company in Colorado

Yes. The Articles are filed online with the Colorado Secretary of State and paid by card, our registered agent covers the in-state address, and a founder without an SSN gets the EIN by fax or phone. Fintech accounts are applied for online; a traditional bank is a route where the business already has a US footprint. The formation itself never needs you in Denver.

Formation starts from $2,400 all-in, including the Colorado filing fee ($50), the registered agent for the first year, the EIN and the operating agreement. With a fintech or bank account set up, from $4,400. After that the state charges $25 a year for the Periodic Report, which is not in the formation price, plus a $50 penalty if it is filed late.

A C-Corp pays 21% federal tax and, if it does business in Colorado, the state's flat rate, 4.4% for tax year 2025; dividends to non-resident shareholders carry 30% withholding unless a treaty cuts it. An LLC is taxed through its owners by default, and a non-resident individual owner pays Colorado tax on Colorado-source income. Retail sales add the 2.9% state sales tax plus local rates. The Department of Revenue's guides, revised in January and March 2026, list rates only up to 2025, so we confirm the 2026 figure before filing.

The state part is immediate: online Articles are recorded in real time and take effect on payment, unless you pick a later date up to 90 days out. An EIN by fax usually comes within 4 business days, or in about 4 weeks by post. Banking starts once the EIN is in. A founder who also needs an ITIN should allow 7 weeks, or 9-11 weeks when applying from abroad.

Yes, and the second package exists for it. We choose between a fintech platform and a traditional bank for your file, prepare the application for Mercury or Relay-class platforms, and set up ACH, wires and Stripe. A traditional bank is a route where the business has a US footprint. The decision to open the account stays with the bank.

Only with a Colorado ID and a Colorado home or place of business. Since 1 July 2025 (House Bill 24-1137) an individual agent needs a valid Colorado driver's licence or ID and a Colorado primary residence or usual place of business; an entity agent must be in good standing with a Colorado office open in business hours. P.O. boxes and commercial addresses cannot be the agent's street address. For a founder abroad this is the biggest practical limit, which is why the first year of our agent is in the package.

A single-member LLC wholly owned by a foreign person is treated as a corporation for Form 5472. It files Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 by the 1120 due date, the 15th day of the 4th month after its tax year ends. It cannot be e-filed: it goes by fax or post to the IRS in Ogden. The penalty for not filing is $25,000, plus $25,000 for each 30 days the failure runs on beyond 90 days after an IRS notice.

An LLC fits a founder who wants profit taxed through the owners: one owner makes it a disregarded entity, two or more a partnership. A partnership LLC withholds US tax on a foreign member's share of effectively connected income - 37%, or 21% for a corporate member. A C-Corp pays 21% federal tax, plus Colorado's rate if it does business there. It suits a company that will issue shares to investors. S-corp status is closed to non-resident owners, and an LLC that elects corporate tax on Form 8832 cannot change again for 60 months.

Not for a company formed in Colorado. The Secretary of State does not collect beneficial ownership information, and FinCEN's final rule, effective 14 August 2026, exempts US companies from BOI reports. Only companies formed abroad and registered to do business in a US state still report, and only their foreign owners.

You can file it from two months before to two months after the report month shown on the company's Summary page. Later than that, the $50 late penalty applies. For a January report month, the company is noncompliant if nothing is filed by 31 March and Delinquent if the report is still missing on 31 May; it then files a Statement Curing Delinquency ($100). After five years or more, the cure also needs a statement under penalty of perjury, an affidavit of authority and a government-issued photo ID.