Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and Connecticut side by side

	Utah formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$385 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Utah to Connecticut, step by step

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

Your Utah name and Connecticut's rules

We search Connecticut's records for Utah's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Connecticut and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Connecticut comes to $602 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Utah company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Utah corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Connecticut?

$602 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Utah companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Utah?

It files Utah's registration with $59 in state fees.

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