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Foreign registration · no form number

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Utah that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Utah and South Dakota side by side

	Utah formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$750 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Utah to South Dakota, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). South Dakota wants the Utah certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered agent, next to your Utah name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the South Dakota filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Utah corporation is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Utah to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$961

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Utah name and South Dakota's rules

If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Utah company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Utah one

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Utah

Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Utah company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Utah corporation in South Dakota?

$949 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $961 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Utah's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Utah's report ($18) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my Utah name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Utah name at home.

Can I form a new South Dakota corporation instead?

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

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