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Colorado LLC Annual Report: Fee, Due Date and Penalties
What a Colorado LLC files to stay in good standing, what it costs and when it's due.
Verified October 2026 against official state sources.
- Report fee
- $25
- How often
- Every year
- When it's due
- Periodic Report ($25, online only). The reporting month is the formation anniversary month. It can be filed without penalty from 2 months before through the end of the 2nd month after the reporting month (for example, a January reporting month is due March 31). After that, the LLC is Noncompliant and has 2 more months to file a late report with a $50 penalty (by May 31 in the example).
- First report
- Reporting month of the year after formation (penalty-free through the end of the 2nd month after it).
- Late penalty
- $50 late filing penalty for a report filed during the 2-month Noncompliant period.
Fee details: Periodic Report $25 online, due annually in a window around the anniversary month of formation; late filing penalty $50. Fee was raised from $10 to $25 effective July 1, 2024.
If you miss a deadline
Status becomes Delinquent (C.R.S. 7-90-901) if the report is not filed by the end of the Noncompliant period. The LLC loses good standing, and the name may become available to others (the LLC may be unable to keep its original name when it cures). Extra documents are required if it has been delinquent 5 or more years (HB 24-1137).
Getting reinstated: $100 state fee, plus any back reports, taxes and penalties.
Filing yourself, a Colorado LLC costs $75 in the first year and $25 a year after.
Full Colorado cost breakdown →Sources
Questions
›How much is the Colorado LLC annual report fee?
Colorado's required report has a $25 state fee and is filed every year.
›When is the Colorado LLC annual report due?
Periodic Report ($25, online only). The reporting month is the formation anniversary month. It can be filed without penalty from 2 months before through the end of the 2nd month after the reporting month (for example, a January reporting month is due March 31). After that, the LLC is Noncompliant and has 2 more months to file a late report with a $50 penalty (by May 31 in the example). First report: Reporting month of the year after formation (penalty-free through the end of the 2nd month after it).
›What happens if I file the Colorado annual report late?
$50 late filing penalty for a report filed during the 2-month Noncompliant period. Status becomes Delinquent (C.R.S. 7-90-901) if the report is not filed by the end of the Noncompliant period. The LLC loses good standing, and the name may become available to others (the LLC may be unable to keep its original name when it cures). Extra documents are required if it has been delinquent 5 or more years (HB 24-1137).
›How much does it cost to reinstate a Colorado LLC?
Colorado charges a $100 reinstatement fee, plus any back reports, taxes and penalties.
Estimates are for planning only and are not legal or tax advice. States change fees and deadlines; check the official source before you file.