Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

A corporation formed in Utah that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah vs Washington: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Washington
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Utah to Washington, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Washington order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). An instant Utah certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Washington filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Utah corporation is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$411

Your Utah name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Washington comes to $237 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Washington

An LLC formed in Utah files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about Washington

Does my Utah company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Utah corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $411 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Washington?

$237 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Utah companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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