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Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

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

Louisiana vs Utah: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$59 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Utah
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.la.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Utah

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Utah order. Utah accepts it within 90 days of Louisiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Utah registered agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Louisiana's certificate is in hand, Utah's filing goes in. Once Utah approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

Utah costs for Louisiana companies

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

Will your Louisiana name work for Utah?

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

Your Utah agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Utah and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Utah comes to $207 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Utah

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Utah into Louisiana

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Utah

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Utah?

Yes, once a Louisiana 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 $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $283 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Utah wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Utah?

$207 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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