Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Utah that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and North Dakota side by side

	Utah formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$12	$145 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.nd.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	May 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Utah companies register with North Dakota

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

Will your Utah name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Utah name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We search North Dakota's records for Utah's name on file before anything is filed.

Your North Dakota agent and the Utah one

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus North Dakota comes to $192 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Utah

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

Common questions: Utah to North Dakota

Does my Utah company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Utah name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

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

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