Utah

Foreign registration · Form 326

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and Louisiana side by side

	Utah formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$12	$160 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Utah to Louisiana, step by step

We prepare and file Form 326
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Utah name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Utah certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Utah corporation is registered with Louisiana.

Your Utah name and Louisiana's rules

We check your exact Utah name against Louisiana's records before filing.

Agents: Louisiana and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Louisiana comes to $197 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Utah files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Utah company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Louisiana issues one to Utah corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Louisiana?

$197 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Utah company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Utah?

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

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