South Carolina

Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

A corporation formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in Utah files an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Carolina and Utah each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Utah registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$59 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Utah
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Utah registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Utah

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

Will your South Carolina name work for Utah?

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

Your Utah agent and the South Carolina one

Utah calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Utah's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Utah

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Utah

An LLC formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Utah company in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Utah that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12). See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Utah

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Utah registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Utah?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Utah's report ($18).

Does Utah require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Utah for year one.

Will Utah accept my South Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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