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Foreign registration · no form number

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

A corporation formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in Utah files an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico and Utah side by side

	New Mexico formed here	Utah registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$59 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with Utah
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

How New Mexico companies register with Utah

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

Will your New Mexico name work for Utah?

If Utah's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Mexico company. We search Utah's records for New Mexico's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Utah and New Mexico

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Utah

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Utah

An LLC formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Utah into New Mexico

A corporation formed in Utah that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Utah

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Utah registration cost?

$258 at checkout; Utah may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Utah?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Utah's report ($18).

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my New Mexico name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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