Utah

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form B-09

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

To do business in North Carolina, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and North Carolina side by side

	Utah formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$12	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Utah companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Utah certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

Your Utah name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Utah

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus North Carolina comes to $192 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Utah files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Utah company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Utah's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and North Carolina?

$192 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Utah companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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