Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

An LLC formed in Maine that wants to do business in Utah files an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah also asks for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine vs Utah: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$30	$59 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Utah
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	June 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Maine to Utah, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Utah order. Utah accepts it within 90 days of Maine'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 Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Maine's certificate is in hand, Utah's filing goes in. Once Utah approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

Utah costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$59
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Utah registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$288

Your Maine name and Utah's rules

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

Your Utah agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Utah

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Utah comes to $252 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Utah

A corporation formed in Maine files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Utah into Maine

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Utah

Does my Maine company need to register in Utah?

Yes, once a Maine 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 $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $288 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Utah wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Utah?

$252 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Maine name?

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

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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