Utah

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Utah that wants to do business in New Mexico files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$12	$200 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Utah to New Mexico, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Mexico registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date. If New Mexico wants the Utah certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Mexico approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

Your Utah name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Utah

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Utah

Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Utah company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Utah's report ($18) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

What does a New Mexico company file to register in Utah?

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

How do I get a Utah certificate of good standing?

Utah issues the Certificate of Existence online, emailed automatically on payment ($12). It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20).

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