Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

Utah registers a corporation from Massachusetts as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Massachusetts records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts and Utah side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$59 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed online with Utah
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Utah registered agent

How Massachusetts companies register with Utah

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

Your Massachusetts name and Utah's rules

If another Utah company uses the Massachusetts name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Massachusetts name against Utah's records before filing.

Agents: Utah and Massachusetts

Utah calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Utah papers come to us; Massachusetts's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Utah

Each year your corporation files Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Utah comes to $292 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Utah

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Utah

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Utah registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Utah?

$292 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $125 to Massachusetts and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

Yes: the Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Utah for year one.

Will Utah accept my Massachusetts name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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