Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

A corporation formed in West Virginia that wants to do business in Utah files an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia and Utah side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Utah registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$59 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed online with Utah
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.wv.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	July 1 each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Utah registered agent

From West Virginia to Utah, step by step

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

Will your West Virginia name work for Utah?

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

Agents: Utah and West Virginia

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

Yearly filings: Utah and West Virginia

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); Utah wants the Annual Report / Annual Renewal every year ($18). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Utah

An LLC formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Utah company in West Virginia

A corporation formed in Utah that registers with West Virginia files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to Utah

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Utah registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Utah?

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

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my West Virginia name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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