Updated August 10, 2026. Quick answer. Forming an LLC in Colorado costs $50 to file, and an ongoing report requirement ($25 Periodic Report). Five-year total: At least $175 over five years — one or more components (commonly the franchise/minimum tax) is unverified, so treat this as a floor, not a total.
What it actually costs
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $50 |
| Annual/biennial report | $25 Periodic Report |
| Franchise / minimum tax | none identified |
| Publication requirement | No newspaper publication requirement was found. |
Five-year cost of ownership: At least $175 over five years — one or more components (commonly the franchise/minimum tax) is unverified, so treat this as a floor, not a total. Publication cost is excluded from this figure — it’s county-driven where it applies, not state-driven, so a single number would be wrong for most filers.
The trap worth knowing before you file
Amounts are official-tier because Colorado sets them by agency schedule rather than in code (C.R.S. 24-21-104(3)); the reporting cadence and deadline mechanics are statute-tier from C.R.S. 7-90-501. Access note: https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/business/feeSchedules/business.html (a commonly cited path) is a 404; the working path is /pubs/info_center/fees/business.html.
Source
C.R.S. 7-90-501 (periodic report); fees set by the Secretary of State under C.R.S. 24-21-104(3). Read 2026-08-06 from official. Formation-service sites were not used as a source for this figure.
Once the LLC exists, an operating agreement is what actually runs it
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If the LLC already exists somewhere else
Everything above prices forming a new Colorado LLC. A company that already exists in another state does not have to be dissolved and re-formed: Colorado takes it in as the same legal entity by the route its own code captions conversion, C.R.S. § 7-90-201(2), and the entity-law filing fee for it is $100 — a separate filing from the formation costs above. Going the other way, a Colorado LLC may leave for another US state under C.R.S. § 7-90-201(1)(b). Either way the move needs both ends to allow it — the state being left as well as the state being joined — which is where most published advice goes wrong.
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Falling behind in Colorado does not end the company. A delinquent Colorado LLC keeps existing; the state never dissolves it for you, and the fix is usually a Statement Curing Delinquency rather than a reinstatement. See curing a delinquent Colorado LLC.
Colorado LLC Periodic Report: $25 Filing and $50 Late Penalty
Use these official filing checkpoints when reconciling the recurring-cost estimate on this page.
- Colorado labels the recurring filing a Periodic Report.
- The online report fee is $25.
- The schedule lists a separate $50 late-filing penalty.
Match the entity’s formation or registration record, filing mode, and current status to the controlling rule before submitting; use the official filing authority for the current interface.
Compare LLC reporting systems across all jurisdictions, then verify this state’s rule in the official source.
Moving an LLC you already own is a different question from what it costs to form a new one here: Colorado’s statute calls the mechanism conversion, at C.R.S. § 7-90-201(2). See how to move an LLC to Colorado.
Looking for the annual-report due date and fee instead? See Colorado LLC annual report.
Related: Colorado’s registered agent requirements, including who can serve and what happens if you don’t have one.
Related: Colorado’s LLC Certificate of Good Standing cost, including who issues it and how fast you can get one.