Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

Utah registers a corporation from Kentucky as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky vs Utah: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$59 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Utah
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Kentucky to Utah, step by step

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

Your Kentucky name and Utah's rules

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

Your Utah agent and the Kentucky one

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Utah

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Utah comes to $182 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Utah

An LLC formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Utah company in Kentucky

A corporation formed in Utah that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Utah certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Utah

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Utah registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Utah?

$182 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Kentucky name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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