Utah

Foreign registration · Form CF-1

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Utah records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Utah and West Virginia side by side

	Utah formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$12	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Utah to West Virginia, step by step

We prepare and file Form CF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Utah name and formation date. If West Virginia wants the Utah certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Utah corporation is registered with West Virginia.

Your Utah name and West Virginia's rules

If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Utah company. We search West Virginia's records for Utah's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Utah one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Utah says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; Utah's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Utah

Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to West Virginia

An LLC formed in Utah files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Utah

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

Common questions: Utah to West Virginia

Does my Utah company need to register in West Virginia?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: West Virginia issues one to Utah corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$300 at checkout; West Virginia may also want Utah's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, plus time for Utah's certificate if West Virginia asks for it. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Utah's report ($18) and West Virginia's report ($25, every two years).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia 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 West Virginia corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Utah companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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