What happens if I file my Colorado LLC annual report late?

If you file your Colorado LLC periodic report late, the Colorado Secretary of State gives you a cushion first: the report can be filed two months before your periodic report month or two months after it without any penalty, so it is not actually late until the last day of the second month following that month. Once that window closes, your LLC's status changes to Noncompliant and a $50 Periodic Report Late Filing Penalty is added on top of the $25 filing fee, for a total of $75. An entity that stays Noncompliant for sixty days then becomes Delinquent, which exposes you to serious consequences: you can't obtain a certificate of good standing, lenders and business partners may refuse to work with you, and under Colorado law a delinquent entity may not bring a case in a Colorado court to collect its debts until the delinquency is cured. Curing Delinquent status costs $100 for a Statement Curing Delinquency, and reinstatement also costs $100, on top of bringing your periodic reports current. No franchise tax line item appears on the Secretary of State's fee schedule, so there are no separate tax penalties from that office, but the longer your LLC stays Delinquent, the more disruptive restoring good standing becomes. Look up your business record at coloradosos.gov to confirm your current status and the exact amount owed.

How do I file my Colorado LLC annual report?

You file your Colorado LLC periodic report online through the Colorado Secretary of State's portal at coloradosos.gov. The fee schedule shows no paper option for the LLC periodic report. The filing fee is $25, payable by credit or debit card at the time of submission. Online filings are processed in real time and generate a confirmation you can save the same day. Your report is due in your periodic report month, the month your Articles of Organization took effect, but Colorado gives you a five-month window: you can file starting two months before that month and up to two months after it without penalty, and the report is due by the last day of the second month following your periodic report month. After you file, you'll receive official confirmation from the Secretary of State, which you should retain for your business records. Visit coloradosos.gov to look up your business record, access the filing portal, and submit your periodic report today.

How much does it cost to file a Colorado LLC annual report?

Colorado's Secretary of State charges a flat $25 filing fee for LLC periodic reports, regardless of your business size or revenue. The fee was raised from $10 to $25 effective July 1, 2024, so older guides quoting $10 are out of date. The report is filed online through the Secretary of State's portal and is due in your periodic report month each year. Colorado doesn't use a single statewide deadline. The $25 cost is the same for every LLC, with no additional county or local fees. You pay via credit or debit card during the online submission; the fee schedule lists no paper filing option for the periodic report. Filing after the window closes, that is, after the last day of the second month following your periodic report month, triggers a $50 late filing penalty and Noncompliant status, and sixty more days of Noncompliant status makes the entity Delinquent, which costs $100 to cure. A certificate of good standing, by contrast, is free online. To file your 2026 report on time, visit the Secretary of State's business portal at coloradosos.gov and submit your periodic report with payment.

When is my Colorado LLC annual report due?

Your Colorado LLC periodic report is due in your periodic report month, the month your Articles of Organization took effect with the Colorado Secretary of State. Colorado also gives you a filing window: you can submit the report starting two months before that month and up to two months after it without penalty, and the report is due by the last day of the second month following your periodic report month. Your very first report gets the same treatment one year out. Under Colorado law it is due no later than the last day of the second calendar month following the first anniversary of the month your formation document became effective, so an LLC whose Articles took effect in July 2026 has until September 30, 2027 to file its first report. The Colorado Secretary of State charges a $25 filing fee paid through the online portal. Missing the end of the filing window triggers a $50 late filing penalty and marks your LLC Noncompliant, and sixty more days without filing makes it Delinquent, which costs $100 to cure. That jeopardizes your good standing and can complicate loans and contracts, and under Colorado law it bars the entity from maintaining a debt-collection proceeding in a Colorado court until you cure it. To avoid penalties, set a calendar reminder for the first of your periodic report month each year and file as soon as the window opens.

Are there any exemptions from filing annual reports in Colorado?

Colorado requires active LLCs to file a periodic report with the Secretary of State, and this page has no record of a standard exemption. Specific situations can end the obligation: an LLC that has been dissolved, or that has merged into another entity and no longer exists, has no ongoing report to file. A dormant LLC that is still on the register still owes the $25 report, and this page has no record of an exemption for inactivity or financial hardship. If your LLC's status is unclear, look up your business record at coloradosos.gov before your filing window closes to confirm what is due. Filing the periodic report with the $25 fee keeps your LLC in good standing and avoids the $50 late filing penalty.

Colorado LLC Annual Report: $25, Filed Every Year

File your Colorado LLC annual report on time with our complete guide covering due dates, fees, and filing procedures.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: October 2026

Colorado LLC annual reports are due anniversary month (2-month window before and after) and cost $25 to file. See details below.

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When is the Colorado LLC annual report due, and what does it cost?

Due Date	Anniversary month (2-month window before and after)
Fee	$25
Filing Method	Online through the Secretary of State's Business Portal
Late Penalty	$50 late filing penalty (plus $100 to cure a delinquency)
Official state page	www.coloradosos.gov

Step diagram for filing the Colorado LLC annual report, $25 filing fee, due Anniversary month (2-month window befor…. — Filing the Colorado annual report, with the state's own fee and deadline. Source: Colorado Secretary of State.

How do you file the Colorado LLC annual report?

1
Gather Required Information
Collect your LLC's current registered agent information, principal office address, and member/manager details. Have your entity ID number ready from your original formation documents.
2
Access the Colorado Secretary of State Portal
Visit the Colorado Secretary of State's business site at coloradosos.gov and open the business filing section. Create an account if you don't already have one for online filing.
3
Complete the Annual Report Form
Fill out the periodic report form with your LLC's current information. Update any changes to registered agent, addresses, or management structure that occurred during the year.
4
Pay the $25 Filing Fee
Submit payment for the $25 periodic report fee using a credit or debit card. Colorado periodic reports are filed online only, so payment is processed immediately through the Secretary of State's portal before the deadline.
5
Confirm Filing and Keep Records
Save your confirmation receipt and file it with your LLC records. The state will update your LLC status once the report is processed and accepted.

Do You Need a Paid Service to File?

No. You can file this report yourself, using the filing method in the table above, and pay only the state's own fee shown there, with no service fee on top.

Hiring a registered agent service is a separate choice, and it is optional too. Every LLC must keep a registered agent, but in most states the LLC's owner, or another individual who qualifies, may serve as its registered agent themselves, generally subject to that state's rules on keeping a street address in the state and being available there during normal business hours. The Colorado registered agent requirements set out what Colorado itself asks.

Registered agent services for Colorado LLCs

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Best for: First-time founders forming a new LLC who want phone, email and chat support
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This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state publishes about filing deadlines, fees, and the consequences of missing them, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you what your own company owes: the date turns on when and where you formed, states change these rules between our reviews, and in several states an entity-level tax falls due in a year when no report does. Confirm your own dates with the filing office named on this page before you rely on one here, because missing a deadline can cost the company its good standing or, in many states, its existence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

: If you file your Colorado LLC periodic report late, the Colorado Secretary of State gives you a cushion first: the report can be filed two months before your periodic report month or two months after it without any penalty, so it is not actually late until the last day of the second month following that month. Once that window closes, your LLC's status changes to Noncompliant and a $50 Periodic Report Late Filing Penalty is added on top of the $25 filing fee, for a total of $75. An entity that stays Noncompliant for sixty days then becomes Delinquent, which exposes you to serious consequences: you can't obtain a certificate of good standing, lenders and business partners may refuse to work with you, and under Colorado law a delinquent entity may not bring a case in a Colorado court to collect its debts until the delinquency is cured. Curing Delinquent status costs $100 for a Statement Curing Delinquency, and reinstatement also costs $100, on top of bringing your periodic reports current. No franchise tax line item appears on the Secretary of State's fee schedule, so there are no separate tax penalties from that office, but the longer your LLC stays Delinquent, the more disruptive restoring good standing becomes. Look up your business record at coloradosos.gov to confirm your current status and the exact amount owed.
: You file your Colorado LLC periodic report online through the Colorado Secretary of State's portal at coloradosos.gov. The fee schedule shows no paper option for the LLC periodic report. The filing fee is $25, payable by credit or debit card at the time of submission. Online filings are processed in real time and generate a confirmation you can save the same day. Your report is due in your periodic report month, the month your Articles of Organization took effect, but Colorado gives you a five-month window: you can file starting two months before that month and up to two months after it without penalty, and the report is due by the last day of the second month following your periodic report month. After you file, you'll receive official confirmation from the Secretary of State, which you should retain for your business records. Visit coloradosos.gov to look up your business record, access the filing portal, and submit your periodic report today.
: Colorado's Secretary of State charges a flat $25 filing fee for LLC periodic reports, regardless of your business size or revenue. The fee was raised from $10 to $25 effective July 1, 2024, so older guides quoting $10 are out of date. The report is filed online through the Secretary of State's portal and is due in your periodic report month each year. Colorado doesn't use a single statewide deadline. The $25 cost is the same for every LLC, with no additional county or local fees. You pay via credit or debit card during the online submission; the fee schedule lists no paper filing option for the periodic report. Filing after the window closes, that is, after the last day of the second month following your periodic report month, triggers a $50 late filing penalty and Noncompliant status, and sixty more days of Noncompliant status makes the entity Delinquent, which costs $100 to cure. A certificate of good standing, by contrast, is free online. To file your 2026 report on time, visit the Secretary of State's business portal at coloradosos.gov and submit your periodic report with payment.
: Your Colorado LLC periodic report is due in your periodic report month, the month your Articles of Organization took effect with the Colorado Secretary of State. Colorado also gives you a filing window: you can submit the report starting two months before that month and up to two months after it without penalty, and the report is due by the last day of the second month following your periodic report month. Your very first report gets the same treatment one year out. Under Colorado law it is due no later than the last day of the second calendar month following the first anniversary of the month your formation document became effective, so an LLC whose Articles took effect in July 2026 has until September 30, 2027 to file its first report. The Colorado Secretary of State charges a $25 filing fee paid through the online portal. Missing the end of the filing window triggers a $50 late filing penalty and marks your LLC Noncompliant, and sixty more days without filing makes it Delinquent, which costs $100 to cure. That jeopardizes your good standing and can complicate loans and contracts, and under Colorado law it bars the entity from maintaining a debt-collection proceeding in a Colorado court until you cure it. To avoid penalties, set a calendar reminder for the first of your periodic report month each year and file as soon as the window opens.
: Colorado requires active LLCs to file a periodic report with the Secretary of State, and this page has no record of a standard exemption. Specific situations can end the obligation: an LLC that has been dissolved, or that has merged into another entity and no longer exists, has no ongoing report to file. A dormant LLC that is still on the register still owes the $25 report, and this page has no record of an exemption for inactivity or financial hardship. If your LLC's status is unclear, look up your business record at coloradosos.gov before your filing window closes to confirm what is due. Filing the periodic report with the $25 fee keeps your LLC in good standing and avoids the $50 late filing penalty.

Sources

7 documents

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Colorado sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so. Where we hold the citation but no stable public link, the citation is printed on its own rather than pointed at a guessed address.

Colorado statute: C.R.S. section 7-90-501(4)(c)(I) (first periodic report due date)
Colorado statute: C.R.S. 7-90-903 (bar on court proceedings)
Colorado statute: C.R.S. 7-90-903 (delinquent entity court access)
coloradosos.gov/pubs/business/businessHome.htmlColorado Secretary of State: business entity filings
leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-07.pdfColorado statute: Periodic Report
coloradosos.gov/pubs/business/FAQs/reports.htmlColorado agency guidance: Periodic Report
coloradosos.gov/pubs/business/fileAForm.htmlColorado Secretary of State: file the Periodic Report

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When is the Colorado LLC annual report due, and what does it cost?

How do you file the Colorado LLC annual report?

Gather Required Information

Access the Colorado Secretary of State Portal

Complete the Annual Report Form

Pay the $25 Filing Fee

Confirm Filing and Keep Records