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Colorado online filing state
Colorado now forms an LLC online with the state. This $9.99 packet is a preparation worksheet and supporting file set — not a substitute for the current online filing — plus support and lifetime updates if the packet changes.
Use this packet to gather the information Colorado asks for, then complete the current online filing on the official site.
Colorado no longer publishes a paper articles of organization for new formations. File on the official state portal linked below.
The download helps you assemble names, addresses, registered-agent facts, and management choices before you file.
The state filing creates the LLC. Banks, members, and later disputes usually require a separate operating agreement.
This state packet includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. Labels describe each file's role, not the internal filename.
Articles vs operating agreement
Colorado currently accepts new LLC formations online. This page is not selling a current paper substitute for that official portal.
The download is a preparation packet: supporting files and a worksheet so you can gather the facts the state asks for, then file on the official site.
An operating agreement is a different document. It usually is not filed with the state, but banks and members often require one.
Need the internal rulebook too? After you file, most customers also download a member-managed or manager-managed operating agreement for Colorado.
Researched filing overview
Colorado forms a domestic LLC online only. The official forms list marks the paper Articles of Organization “Not available” and directs filers to the Secretary of State’s business filing system, where the $50 state fee is paid separately by credit, debit, or prepaid account under C.R.S. § 7-80-204.
This packet is built around the Secretary of State’s own LLC filing checklist, which walks through every answer the online articles interview asks — the LLC name, principal office, registered agent and the consent affirmation, management choice, and any delayed effective date. Colorado has no separate PLLC formation filing; licensed professionals use the same online articles.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Colorado name with an LLC designator and a registered agent — an adult whose primary residence is in Colorado, or an entity with a usual place of business in Colorado. A physical Colorado street address is required. The online filing includes the filer’s affirmation that the agent consented, so no separate consent letter is filed.
Colorado forms LLCs online only — the official forms list marks the paper Articles of Organization “Not available.” File through the Secretary of State’s business filing system; the $50 state fee is paid separately by credit, debit, or prepaid account. This product does not file for you. Colorado has no separate PLLC formation filing; licensed professionals use the same online articles.
Colorado requires a $25 Periodic Report each year, filed during the three-month window that ends on the last day of the LLC’s report month; the two months after that add a $50 late penalty. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
This section is the packet’s formation guide for Colorado, including any checklist and statute text stored with the product. It is meant to be read on the page, not trapped in a preview window.
Quick answer
It comes complete with instructions and filing information for creating an LLC within the state.
It comes complete with instructions and filing information for creating an LLC within the state.
Name Availability Search: One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within Colorado by querying the state's official Business Search tool.
Online Filing Availability: Colorado accepts the filing of articles of organization form online via the Colorado Secretary of State's online system for e-file documents.
Required Fees: Colorado imposes a fee of $50 for the filing of articles of organization.
Statutory Authority & Requirements: The statutory authority for an LLC within the state is the Colorado Limited Liability Company Act (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-80-101 et seq). The statutory requirements for a valid articles of organization filing is set forth in Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-80-204.
Ready to download the Colorado packet? Checkout delivers the formation files immediately. The operating agreement is a separate product if you need ownership and management rules.
Get the Colorado Packet — $9.99If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchase, contact us for a full refund. Lifetime updates apply if we replace this packet. This guarantee is about the product and support, not a promise that a particular filing will be accepted.
No. The articles of organization is the public filing that creates the LLC. An operating agreement is a separate internal contract that sets ownership, voting, profit splits, and management. Most customers need both.
No current paper articles of organization is published for new Colorado formations. Colorado accepts this filing online. This packet is a preparation and support set, not the online portal itself.
When the state publishes a free official form, that blank is still free on the government site. This product packages the current form we carry, any companion files listed on this page, email support, and lifetime updates if we replace the packet. It is not a filing service and it does not pay the state’s filing fee.
This packet currently includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. The list on this page is the customer-facing inventory.
Colorado generally does not file the operating agreement with these articles, but banks, lenders, and multi-member LLCs almost always want one. Choose member-managed if every owner will run the company, or manager-managed if appointed managers will run it.
No. ILRG provides self-help forms and information. You complete the documents and file them with the state, or use the official online portal where that is required. Consult a licensed attorney for tax elections, professional-license entities, or unusual ownership structures.
No. The Articles of Organization filing fee is $50, paid separately in the online filing. The later Periodic Report is $25, due each year in the three-month window ending with the LLC’s report month.
No. The official forms list marks the paper form “Not available” and directs domestic LLC formations to online filing. This packet’s checklist prepares your answers for that online filing.