Colorado LLC - Formation Documents
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2016
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To form an LLC in Colorado, file your Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State.
Articles of Organization:
www.sos.state.co.us/biz/FileDo...
Colorado does all their filing online, so there is no option to file your Articles of Organization by mail. You will need to file your Articles of Organization and pay the one-time filing fee on the state's website.
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-- FILING FEE --
$50
-- ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT --
The one-time filing fee must be paid with a debit or credit card. The state only accepts VISA, Mastercard, or American Express.
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-- EXPECTED APPROVAL TIME --
Once you submit your Colorado Articles of Organization along with the filing fee, your LLC will be instantly approved. Print and/or save a copy of your approved Articles of Organization from the Summary Page.
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-- COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE --
Phone: 303-894-2200 (hours: M-F, 8:00am - 5:00pm MT)
Email: business@sos.state.co.us (they reply fast)
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-- NEXT STEP --
Once your LLC is approved you can proceed to the next Lesson:
• LLC Operating Agreemen...
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-- DISCLAIMER --
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Hey folks, make sure to check the site for most up-to-date information: www.llcuniversity.com/colorado-llc/forms/. Or select your state and start forming your LLC with our free guides: www.llcuniversity.com/
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Oh heck yeah!! Marty, that is so great to hear. Congrats on your success man. Also, our Colorado LLC course has been updated on our website: www.llcuniversity.com/colorado-llc/
Thank you so much for these videos. Most if not all of this is still applicable years later and you are helping to embolden I as well as others to get out and pursue our dreams
You're very welcome Jeff! We make our videos as "timeless" as we can ;) And if there's changes, you can always look on our website: www.llcuniversity.com/colorado-llc/
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Thank you very much for your lessons! I followed all steps it was extremely useful and easy
You're very welcome Artem! Glad it was helpful :)
Your videos are so helpful!! Thanks so much!
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4:30 start of Articles of Organization
Thank you for the timestamp Robert :)
Thank you SO MUCH, your video helped me so much to get my LLC registered, so during the process I didn’t added my partner on the business,can I do it now ? And where can I find the file to add the other member ? Thank you in advance
You're very welcome! The Colorado Articles of Organization actually doesn't ask for Member information. That is not public record. That's private and internal and handled via your LLC's Operating Agreement. So you and the partner can agree to terms, then draft and sign an Operating Agreement together: www.llcuniversity.com/colorado-llc/operating-agreement/
Can my additional members have the same address? For example if the "Business Address" in the first step is 123 Maple Ave can I have two additional members with that same address?
Thanks for this by the way, this is amazing, one of the best resources on TH-cam!
Hey Tim! Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad our resources are helpful! Yes, any additional members can all have the same address, and that address can also be the same as the business/LLC address. Hope that helps! Let me know if you need anything else. By the way, your channel rocks! I have some web dev skills under my belt ;)
Nice, thanks. Do you live in Colorado?
Hey Tim, nope, I'm from PA, but live in Florida right now.
Hello ,thank u very much for the video my question it's me and my husband so can my husband be the agent and also additional member ? Because I used my name is the agent and the one filling the form and it didn't allow me thank u
Hello, you're welcome. Yes, anyone can be the Registered Agent (more info here: www.llcuniversity.com/colorado-llc/registered-agent/). You can add your husband and you as members during the online filing in the attachment section. We have the form for Additional Members which you can download here: www.llcuniversity.com/colorado-llc/forms/. Hope that helps.
If you do not have a store front yet can you use your home address? Or do I need to find my store then file?
Hi Sonia, yes, you can use your home address if you'd like. You're not required to use an actual store front/office address. Hope that helps.
What do you recommend for maiden name/married name issues. My wife has yet to change her name after getting married. But we don't want to wait to start our LLC, is there a good process for amending her name change after the LLC is already formed? Thank You!
Hi Jake, what role will she have in the LLC? Just a Member (owner) or will she also be the Registered Agent or the Organizer (the one signing)?
Hi Matt - thank you so much for the videos. RE: the LLC name, if I want to use "Limited" as my designator, and not LLC, does this affect the LLC in any legal way? EG, could I lose my "Limited Liability" somehow if I don't have that in my name? I'm assuming not, since it's formed as an LLC, and since my state Colorado, allows "Limited" to be used as a designator, but it's slightly concerning.
Hi Dan, you're very welcome! Great question. No, the designator has no impact, so you choose whichever one you'd like. Having said that, it could confuse people/companies, since "Limited" is less common. But that doesn't mean you can't pick that one if you want.
@@llcuniversity Thank you for the response. I went ahead and registered last month, all with the help of your awesome videos and website. Cheers!
Is the company name and all secure if you choose "delayed effective date"....???
That's a great question, and I'm not 100% sure. I'd recommend calling the Colorado Secretary of State and see what happens if someone were to file an identical name (without a delayed effective date) and see if that would "skip the line" in a way.
So if I wait till January I won’t have to file for the 2020 tax year?
Yes, correct. You can also file the LLC now, but list a Delayed Effective Date of 1/1/2021 for the same affect to occur. You'd do that when filing the Articles of Organization.
What if I forgot to put LLC at the end of my business name when filing?
Hi Angela, was your filing approved or rejected? If it went through, you can file an amendment to adjust the name. Hope that helps.
What about "Trade name"? How do I attach a trade name?
hey Siruis, check out do I need a DBA/trade name (www.llcuniversity.com/dba/do-i-need-to-file-a-dba/) - just because a lot of people are confused with them. If you want your LLC to also operate under a Trade Name, form your LLC first, then file your Trade Name online: www.sos.state.co.us/biz/FileDoc.do
I cannot find the additional members pdf anywhere. not even on their site
Hey Blinx, the state doesn't have an official form for this. They ask you to make your own. We have one on our website you can download though: www.llcuniversity.com/colorado-llc/forms/. Hope that helps.
Thank you! I found it, thanks a bunch.
You're welcome!
What if I need to fix or change something on my LLC? How would I do that?
It depends on what it is. If you want to change the Registered Agent, you can file a Statement of Change Changing Registered Agent or update it when you file your annual Periodic Report:
www.llcuniversity.com/colorado-llc/periodic-report/
If you want to change most other things, that can also be done during the Periodic Report filing.
However, if you want to change your LLC name, you need to file an Amended and Restated Articles of Organization. Hope that helps.
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If I’m dissolving an LLC, what steps do I need to take with the EIN?
Hi Vanessa, after the LLC is dissolved and a final tax return is filed, you can cancel/deactivate the EIN: www.llcuniversity.com/irs/cancel-ein/
@@llcuniversity it was a quick turn around so no money was made can I just deactivate it straight away?
@@vanessamadrid9064 - Hi Vanessa, it depends. If the LLC is Single-Member LLC, then yes. If the LLC is Multi-Member LLC, the LLC is supposed to file a 1065 Partnership return (a final return) and then you can deactivate the EIN.
@@llcuniversity ok last thing promise, it’s a multi member LLC, how can I just remove myself?
@@llcuniversity I really appreciate your help