Utah

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Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

To do business in Utah, an LLC formed in Iowa registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah also wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Iowa and Utah side by side

	Iowa formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$59 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed online with Utah
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Iowa to Utah, step by step

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Utah order. An instant Iowa 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 Iowa name and formation date and the certificate attached. Iowa issues the certificate instantly, so the Utah filing can go in the same day. Once Utah approves it, the Iowa company can do business there.

Utah costs for Iowa companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$59
Certificate of Existence, paid to Iowa	$5
Our service, with a year of Utah registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Iowa certificate included	$263

Will your Iowa name work for Utah?

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

Agents: Utah and Iowa

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

Yearly filings: Utah and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); Utah wants the Annual Report/Renewal every year ($18). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Utah

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

Registering a Utah company in Iowa

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Utah

Does my Iowa company need to register in Utah?

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

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

$258 at checkout plus $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $263 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Utah wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Utah?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and Utah's report ($18).

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Iowa name?

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

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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