Colorado LLC Periodic Report (2026 Filing Guide)

Anyone searching for the Colorado LLC annual report in 2026 is looking for a document the state doesn’t call by that name. Colorado uses the Periodic Report, and every active LLC files one each year through the Colorado Secretary of State.

Does Colorado Require an Annual Report for LLCs?

Colorado has no document called an “annual report” for LLCs. Instead, the state requires a Periodic Report under C.R.S. § 7-90-501, which serves the same purpose. The form confirms the LLC’s principal office, registered agent, and basic public-record information once a year.

The Colorado Secretary of State enforces the requirement through the online Business Database. Every Colorado entity has a Summary page that displays its current periodic report status.

This naming gap is why Boost Suite gets so many questions about Colorado compliance. Every state handles its annual filing requirements differently, and Colorado’s terminology is one of the easiest to get wrong if you formed in Texas, Florida, or California and assumed the same form name carries over. For the broader compliance picture, the Colorado LLC formation guide on Boost Suite walks through the full setup.

Colorado Periodic Report Deadline (and How to Calculate Your Periodic Report Month)

There’s no fixed calendar date. Each Colorado LLC has its own periodic report month, listed on the SOS Summary page for every entity. It corresponds to the calendar month tied to the LLC’s original Colorado filing.

From there, Colorado opens a five-month on-time filing window: the two calendar months before the periodic report month, the periodic report month itself, and the two calendar months after. So an LLC formed on May 2, 2024 has May as its periodic report month, and its 2026 on-time window runs March 1 through July 31.

Miss the on-time window? Colorado adds a 60-day late grace period (two more calendar months) with a flat $50 penalty stacked on the $25 base fee. Skip that 60-day window too, and the SOS declares the entity Delinquent after the late period closes.

The table below maps every periodic report month to its full 2026 filing calendar:

If you can’t recall when your Colorado LLC was formed, the Colorado business entity search walks through the lookup. The entity Summary page on the SOS Business Database lists the formation date and the next reporting period.

How to Find Your Colorado LLC’s Periodic Report Month

Open the Colorado Business Database on the Secretary of State’s site, search by entity name or 11-digit entity ID, and click into the Summary page. The periodic report month sits in the entity details, alongside the current status.

For LLCs still in the formation stage, the Colorado LLC formation timeline covers how long approval takes and when the first periodic report month will land.

Colorado Periodic Report Filing Fee (2026)

The Colorado Periodic Report filing fee is $25, paid by credit or debit card through the Secretary of State’s online portal. The fee was raised from $10 to $25 on July 1, 2024. Even at the new rate, Colorado sits among the cheaper annual filings in the country, per the official Business Organizations Fee Schedule.

The same $25 applies whether the LLC is domestic or foreign-qualified in Colorado. For the full cost picture, the Colorado LLC formation cost breakdown on Boost Suite lays out every recurring line item.

How to File a Colorado Periodic Report on the SOS Online Portal

Most Colorado LLCs wrap up the filing in under 10 minutes. The Secretary of State portal has a few state-specific steps that trip first-timers, and Colorado requires Periodic Report filings to be submitted online.

Step 1: Look Up Your Colorado LLC and Open the Periodic Report Form

Head to sos.state.co.us, click into the Business Database, and search by entity name or entity ID. On the entity’s Summary page, find “File a form” and pick Periodic Report from the dropdown. The system pre-populates everything on file, so most of the work is confirming or editing what’s already there.

Step 2: Confirm Principal Office, Mailing Address, and Registered Agent

The periodic report doubles as the update mechanism for the LLC’s public record. Confirm or edit the principal office street address, the mailing address (if different), and the registered agent’s name and Colorado address.

A registered agent in Colorado must have a physical street address in the state. PO boxes aren’t allowed for the agent’s address, though the LLC itself can use a PO box for its mailing address. Switching agents during the filing? The new agent must consent, and most commercial agents handle that step automatically when you sign up. Boost Suite compares options in the Colorado registered agent service guide.

Step 3: Pay the $25 Fee by Card and Save Your Confirmation

Pay the $25 fee by credit or debit card. The confirmation page appears immediately after payment, and the SOS emails a receipt if the entity has an email on file.

Save the confirmation number. Colorado doesn’t mail a paper certificate or send a follow-up letter. The Summary page updates within a few minutes and lists the next periodic report month.

Why Colorado Uses Online Filing Only

Colorado requires Periodic Report filings to be submitted online through the SOS portal for LLCs. There is no downloadable PDF form distributed by the SOS for LLC Periodic Reports, and the state does not maintain a mailing address for paper LLC periodic filings. If you see instructions to mail in a Periodic Report, those instructions don’t apply to LLCs.

What the Colorado Periodic Report Form Asks For

Before opening the form, gather a short list of information. The portal will reject the filing if any field is incomplete, and saving partial progress is unreliable.

The required fields:

• The LLC’s 11-digit entity ID (or search by name)
• The LLC’s exact registered name as it appears on the Secretary of State record
• Principal office street address (a real address, not a PO box)
• Principal office mailing address (PO box acceptable)
• The registered agent’s name (individual or commercial entity)
• The registered agent’s Colorado street address
• The name of the individual submitting the report
• A credit or debit card for the $25 fee

If the LLC’s operating agreement designates a specific manager or member to handle compliance filings, that’s the person who should submit and be named on the form. For a refresher on what should be in that document, see your Colorado operating agreement on Boost Suite.

Late Penalties and Noncompliant Status in Colorado

Missing the periodic report window doesn’t trigger an immediate dissolution. It does start a clock. The Colorado SOS marks the LLC as Noncompliant the day after the five-month on-time window closes, and a $50 late penalty stacks on top of the $25 base fee.

If the late filing doesn’t post within 60 days of Noncompliant status, the Secretary of State declares the entity Delinquent under C.R.S. § 7-90-902. A Delinquent Colorado LLC loses good standing immediately, and the consequences spread out from there. Under C.R.S. § 7-90-903, a delinquent entity is limited in its ability to maintain debt-collection proceedings in Colorado courts until it cures the status. Good standing also depends on staying current with Colorado LLC tax obligations, which the Department of Revenue tracks on a separate cycle from the SOS periodic report.

The catch is that none of these consequences hit your inbox. The SOS does send email reminders when an email is on file, but those reminders aren’t reliable; most owners discover the status change only when a bank or counterparty asks for proof of good standing. Banks, lenders, and acquirers all check the public record before signing anything.

Curing a Noncompliant or Delinquent Colorado LLC

To bring a Delinquent Colorado LLC back into good standing, file a Statement Curing Delinquency through the same SOS online portal. The fee is $100 and the curative filing posts immediately; the entity’s status updates within minutes.

Colorado preserves the LLC name during Noncompliant and Delinquent periods, but not forever. After an extended period of delinquency, the state can rename the entity to add the word “delinquent,” and the original name becomes available for anyone else to claim. Bottom line: cure the delinquency well before the name protection window closes.

Colorado Periodic Report Common Questions

These are the questions Boost Suite hears most often from Colorado LLC owners. Each answer ties back to the longer treatment earlier in this guide.