FORMATION ✓ Every figure sourced

Colorado Corporation
fees and filing deadlines

A separate legal entity owned through shares. 'C corp' and 'S corp' are not entity types - they are federal tax elections made after formation, on the same underlying corporation.

To start

Form a Corporation in Colorado
Articles of Incorporation
$50

Every year after that

FilingFeeWhen it is due
Periodic Report$25Due by the last day of the calendar month the business was formed, every year.

About $25 a year to stay in good standing at today’s fees, counting only recurring filings and spreading anything filed less often across the years between. One-time filings and taxes are excluded.

Where each figure comes from

Periodic Report
$25

Due by the last day of the calendar month the business was formed, every year.

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The deadlines above are the rules. Your actual dates depend on when you form, so the calendar is built from your formation date — free, no account.

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Other structures in Colorado

Limited Liability CompanyNonprofit CorporationLimited PartnershipLimited Liability Partnership

The same structure elsewhere

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