Utah

Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

To do business in Maine, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Utah and Maine side by side

	Utah formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$12	$250 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	June 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Utah companies register with Maine

We prepare and file Form MBCA-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date. If Maine wants the Utah certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Utah corporation is registered with Maine.

Your Utah name and Maine's rules

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

Agents: Maine and Utah

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Maine

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Maine comes to $317 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Maine

An LLC formed in Utah files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maine company in Utah

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

Common questions: Utah to Maine

Does my Utah company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; Maine law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maine may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus time for Utah's certificate if Maine asks for it. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Maine?

$317 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Utah company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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