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Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

An LLC formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Utah files an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alabama and Utah each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$59 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with Utah
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due		Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

How Alabama companies register with Utah

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Utah order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Utah only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Utah registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the Utah filing. After approval, your Alabama LLC is registered with Utah.

Utah costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$59
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Utah registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$283

Your Alabama name and Utah's rules

If another Utah company uses the Alabama name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Utah's records for Alabama's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Utah and Alabama

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

Yearly filings: Utah and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Utah wants the Annual Report/Renewal every year ($18). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Utah

A corporation formed in Alabama files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Utah into Alabama

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Utah certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Utah

Does my Alabama company need to register in Utah?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Utah law lists 14 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Alabama LLC in Utah?

$258 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $283 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Utah wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Utah?

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

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Alabama name?

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

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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