Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

Utah registers a corporation from Illinois as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Illinois and Utah side by side

	Illinois formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$59 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with Utah
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	ilsos.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Illinois to Utah, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Utah registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date. If Utah wants the Illinois certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Illinois corporation is registered with Utah.

Will your Illinois name work for Utah?

If Utah's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Illinois company. We check your exact Illinois name against Utah's records before filing.

Agents: Utah and Illinois

Illinois and Utah both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Illinois; ours takes Utah's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Utah

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Utah comes to $242 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Utah

An LLC formed in Illinois files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Utah

Does my Illinois company need to register in Utah?

Yes, once an Illinois business operates there; Utah registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Utah calls it registration for Illinois corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Illinois corporation in Utah?

$258 at checkout; Utah may also want Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Utah?

$242 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

Yes: the Illinois registered agent stays, and ours covers Utah for year one.

Will Utah accept my Illinois name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Illinois name at home.

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

Illinois companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Profit or Non-Profit Corporation; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside Illinois's filings.

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