Doing Business
Do business with the state
Start a business
- register online with the state to open your accounts for sales tax, wage withholding , unemployment insurance, and more
- file business articles (articles of incorporation, articles of organization, etc.
Get licenses, permits, or registrations
- register as a charity
- purchase electrical permits
- purchase plumbing permits
- renew your Colorado real estate or appraiser license
- renew professional licenses
Change or update your business information on existing state records
- change business information (address, registered agent, name, etc.)
- add a trade name
- file a business annual report (periodic report)
File and search UCC records
Grow and protect your business
- obtain a certificate of good standing
- find organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of civil rights topics
Hire and manage employees
- list your job openings on a statewide jobs database
- learn about requirements for reporting new employees to the state- (online reporting is available)
- file quarterly unemployment wage and tax reports
- check criminal history records
- calculate benefits and payments available to injured workers under workers' compensation
- search for physicians accredited for workers' compensation
- find employers whose safety programs have been certified for cost containment of premiums under workers' compensation
Search business and court records
- search business records by business name, trade name, registered agent, and more
- search for insurance companies, agents, or agencies
- search for licensed real estate agents, companies, and appraisers
- search for companies and individuals with professional licenses
- search for companies with transportation permits
- search to find out if a business name is available and if so, reserve the name
- search for trade names for sole proprietorships and general partnerships
- search for trade names for corporations, LLCs, LLPs, and LLLPs
- search the UCC or EFS database
- validate a certificate of good standing
- request a search of historical business and corporate records from the Colorado State Archives
Get information sent to you
- sign up for email updates from the Business Center
- have the Tax Update newsletter sent to you by email
Safety
Taxes
- file quarterly unemployment wage and tax reports
- read the online newsletter Tax Update, or have it sent to you by email
- search for businesses that are behind on taxes and have owed more than $20,000 for more than 6 months
- find retailers' sales tax rates and other information
