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Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

To do business in Utah, an LLC formed in Georgia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia vs Utah: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$59 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Utah
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	April 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Georgia to Utah, step by step

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Utah order. Ordered from Georgia on filing day, it easily meets Utah's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Utah registered agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Georgia issues the certificate instantly, so the Utah filing can go in the same day. Once Utah approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Utah costs for Georgia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$59
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Utah registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$268

Will your Georgia name work for Utah?

If another Utah company uses the Georgia name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Georgia name against Utah's records before filing.

Your Utah agent and the Georgia one

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Utah

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Utah comes to $227 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Utah

A corporation formed in Georgia files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Utah into Georgia

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Utah certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Utah

Does my Georgia company need to register in Utah?

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

How much does the Utah registration cost?

$258 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $268 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Utah wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Utah?

$227 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Georgia name?

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

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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