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Foreign registration · no form number

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

Minnesota registers a corporation from Utah as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Utah and Minnesota each ask for

	Utah formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$12	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	December 31
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 2 to 5 business days
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Utah companies register with Minnesota

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

Your Utah name and Minnesota's rules

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

Agents: Minnesota and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Minnesota comes to $282 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Utah

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

Common questions: Utah to Minnesota

Does my Utah company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Utah's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Minnesota?

$282 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Utah company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Utah companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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