Utah

Foreign registration · Form 0012

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Utah that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Utah and Oklahoma side by side

	Utah formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$12	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Utah companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Utah certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

Will your Utah name work for Oklahoma?

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Utah one

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Oklahoma comes to $177 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Utah files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Utah company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Oklahoma calls it qualification for Utah corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Oklahoma?

$177 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Utah company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Utah registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Utah companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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