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South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

To do business in Utah, a corporation formed in South Dakota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Dakota and Utah each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Utah registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$59 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Utah
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Utah

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Utah registered agent, next to your South Dakota name and formation date. If Utah wants the South Dakota certificate, it is ordered first. Once Utah approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Your South Dakota name and Utah's rules

If another Utah company uses the South Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Utah's records for South Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Utah and South Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Utah

South Dakota wants the Annual Report 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 Dakota to Utah

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Utah into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Utah that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Utah

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$258 at checkout; Utah may also want South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Utah?

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

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my South Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

South Dakota 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 Dakota's filings.

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