Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

A corporation formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Utah files an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Louisiana vs Utah: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$59 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Utah
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.la.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Louisiana to Utah, step by step

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

Will your Louisiana name work for Utah?

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

Agents: Utah and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Utah and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Utah comes to $197 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Utah

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Utah company in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Utah that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Utah

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Louisiana corporation in Utah?

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Utah?

$197 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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