Utah

Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in California

A corporation formed in Utah that wants to do business in California files Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities using your Utah records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Utah and California side by side

	Utah formed here	California registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$12	$100 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$250 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 5 days or less
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How Utah companies register with California

We prepare and file Form S&DC-S/N
It lists us as your California agent for service of process, next to your Utah name and formation date. If California wants the Utah certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Utah corporation is registered with California.

Will your Utah name work for California?

If California's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Utah company. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the Utah one

California calls it an agent for service of process; Utah says registered agent. California papers come to us; Utah's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: California and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Utah plus California comes to $192 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to California

An LLC formed in Utah files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: California into Utah

A corporation formed in California that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about California

Does my Utah company need to register in California?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the California registration cost?

$299 at checkout; California may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, plus time for Utah's certificate if California asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and California?

$192 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $18 to Utah and $25 to California for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with California?

California can charge a Utah company a penalty of $20 a day.

Does California require a registered agent?

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

Will California accept my Utah name?

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

Can I form a new California corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from California later?

Utah companies leave by filing Form CORP-SURC, Certificate of Surrender; until then, California's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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