Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

To do business in Utah, a corporation formed in Washington registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Washington vs Utah: the paperwork

	Washington formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$59 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Utah
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Washington to Utah, step by step

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

Will your Washington name work for Utah?

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

Agents: Utah and Washington

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and Utah

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Utah comes to $237 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Utah

An LLC formed in Washington files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Utah company in Washington

A corporation formed in Utah that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Utah

Does my Washington company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$258 at checkout; Utah may also want Washington's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Utah?

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

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Washington name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

Yes, but Washington keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18), and the original keeps Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

Washington companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Profit or Non-Profit Corporation; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside Washington's filings.

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