A Colorado LLC costs $50 to file with the Colorado Secretary of State, carries a $10 periodic report each year, and pays the flat 4.4% state income tax on profit sourced to Colorado. Colorado lists members or managers on the public record, so it is not one of the four anonymous-LLC states. Founders who need ownership privacy form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Colorado when local operations require it. Anonymousllc.co forms a Colorado LLC for $347 all-in ($297 service fee plus the $50 state fee) and completes the setup in 5-10 business days.
A Colorado LLC costs $50 to file with the Colorado Secretary of State, and Anonymousllc.co forms one for $347 all-in: a $297 service fee plus the $50 state fee. That single price covers the state filing, Colorado registered agent for year one, a Colorado-specific operating agreement, the EIN, and four to five US bank applications. Year two onward, the recurring cost is the $100/year registered agent plus Colorado's $10 periodic report, so ongoing maintenance is $110/year. For founders whose main goal is privacy, Anonymousllc.co recommends a Wyoming LLC at $397 all-in plus a Colorado foreign qualification instead of a direct Colorado filing.
No. Colorado requires either members or managers, or both, to be disclosed on public Secretary of State records, so ownership is visible to anyone who searches the business database. The four states that keep members and managers off the public record are Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada. A founder who needs anonymity in Colorado forms a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualifies it into Colorado, so the Colorado registration lists the parent LLC rather than the individual. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ for the standard privacy structure, which is fulfilled at $397 all-in through the Wyoming flagship.
Forming a Colorado LLC takes six steps: name search, Articles of Organization ($50 state fee), registered agent appointment, operating agreement, EIN, and bank account. Anonymousllc.co runs all six in sequence wherever the process allows parallel work. Day 0 is a five-minute WhatsApp intake; the Articles are filed the same day and accepted within 1-3 business days. The EIN application starts the moment the state stamp arrives, and bank applications go out to four or five partner banks at once. The capital is Denver, and every filing routes through the Colorado Secretary of State's online portal.
A Colorado LLC is fully operational in 5-10 business days end-to-end. The state accepts the Articles within 1-3 business days, the EIN follows in 5-7 days, and bank approval lands 8-10 days after the EIN. US-resident founders receive the EIN online in about one day; non-resident founders receive it in 5-7 days by fax filing IRS Form SS-4. Applying to four or five banks at once raises the overall approval rate to about 90%, so a decline at one bank does not restart the clock. A funded account lands by day 10-12 of the overall timeline.
Colorado charges a flat 4.4% personal income tax on LLC profit sourced to the state, and imposes no separate franchise tax on LLCs. Federally, a single-member LLC is a disregarded entity taxed on Schedule C and a multi-member LLC is a partnership filing Form 1065 with K-1s to members. An LLC can elect S-corporation treatment on IRS Form 2553 to cut self-employment tax once net income exceeds $40,000-$60,000. Non-resident-owned single-member LLCs file Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 each year, whether or not the LLC turned a profit.
Colorado requires a $10 periodic report each year to keep the LLC in good standing. The report updates the registered agent and principal office on the public record. The periodic report is due during a three-month window built around the LLC's formation anniversary month. Missing it moves the LLC to noncompliant status, then to administrative dissolution, which can retroactively void the liability shield. Anonymousllc.co files the $10 report each year as part of registered agent service, so the deadline never lapses and no late fee accrues.
Yes. Every Colorado LLC must list a registered agent with a physical Colorado street address to receive legal service and state mail. A PO Box does not qualify. Anonymousllc.co provides Colorado registered agent service at $100/year, included for year one in the formation package. The agent forwards state notices and legal service the same day it arrives and keeps the founder's own address off the public database. See /colorado-registered-agent/ for the standalone service, which owners of an existing LLC use when switching agents.
Yes. Non-US residents form Colorado LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or visa, and never need to visit the United States. Colorado places no citizenship or residency condition on ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the Articles, obtains the EIN by fax without an SSN, provides the Colorado registered agent, and submits US bank applications remotely. The founder handles the entire process from abroad over WhatsApp. Banking through Mercury, Relay, and Bluevine is available remotely, though approval standards are stricter for non-residents, which is why applications go to four or five banks at once.
No. Colorado does not authorize statutory series LLCs. Owners who want asset-isolated cells under one parent form a series LLC in a state that permits them, such as Wyoming. A Wyoming series LLC holds multiple protected cells, then foreign-qualifies into Colorado when local operations require registration. Colorado recognizes a foreign series LLC for registration purposes even though it does not create them under its own statute. Anonymousllc.co structures the parent series LLC and the Colorado foreign qualification from a single intake.
Form directly in Colorado when the business operates physically in Colorado and privacy is not the priority. Form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC when keeping ownership off the public record matters more. A Colorado storefront, rental property, or licensed trade points to a Colorado LLC at $347 all-in. A remote or online business that wants owner privacy points to a Wyoming anonymous LLC at $397 all-in, foreign-qualified into Colorado only if a physical nexus later appears. Anonymousllc.co structures either path from the same WhatsApp intake. E-commerce, consulting, and holding companies lean toward the anonymous Wyoming structure, while brick-and-mortar and licensed Colorado trades file directly in state. The foreign-qualification route also lets a founder start anonymous and register into Colorado later, without dissolving and reforming, so the choice is not locked in on day one.
No. Under the March 21, 2025 FinCEN interim final rule, domestic reporting companies are exempt from beneficial ownership reporting. A US-formed Colorado LLC is domestic and files nothing. Only foreign-formed companies registered to do business in the US remain obligated under the current rule. A Colorado LLC formed by a non-resident is still a domestic US entity, so the exemption applies. Anonymousllc.co monitors FinCEN rule changes and flags any client whose reporting status shifts.
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