Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

A corporation formed in Iowa that wants to do business in Utah files an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Iowa and Utah each ask for

	Iowa formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$59 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed online with Utah
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

How Iowa companies register with Utah

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

Will your Iowa name work for Utah?

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

Agents: Utah and Iowa

Iowa and Utah both call it a registered agent. Utah papers come to us; Iowa's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Utah and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Utah

An LLC formed in Iowa files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Utah company in Iowa

A corporation formed in Utah that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about Utah

Does my Iowa company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$258 at checkout; Utah may also want Iowa's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Utah?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($60, every two years) and Utah's report ($18).

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Iowa name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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