Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

A corporation formed in Utah that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and Delaware side by side

	Utah formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$12	$245 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	June 30
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Utah to Delaware, step by step

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

Your Utah name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and Utah

Utah and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Delaware papers come to us; Utah's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Utah and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Delaware comes to $292 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Delaware

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about Delaware

Does my Utah company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Utah corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Delaware?

$292 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Utah registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Utah companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in Utah?

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

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