Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

Utah registers an LLC from Delaware as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Delaware vs Utah: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$59 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Utah
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	On or before June 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

How Delaware companies register with Utah

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Utah order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Mail time from Delaware counts against Utah's limit of 90 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Utah registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Utah filing waits for it. Once Utah approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

Utah costs for Delaware companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$59
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Utah registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$308

Will your Delaware name work for Utah?

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

Your Utah agent and the Delaware one

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

Yearly filings: Utah and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Utah comes to $567 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Utah

A corporation formed in Delaware files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Utah company in Delaware

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Utah

Does my Delaware company need to register in Utah?

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

How much does it cost to register a Delaware LLC in Utah?

$258 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $308 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Utah wants it ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Utah?

$567 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Delaware name?

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

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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