Utah

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Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

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

Michigan vs Utah: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$59 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Utah
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	michigan.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	February 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Michigan to Utah, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Utah order. Utah accepts it within 90 days of Michigan'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 Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Utah's filing goes in. Once Utah approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

First-year cost, Michigan to Utah

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

Your Michigan name and Utah's rules

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

Agents: Utah and Michigan

Utah calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Utah's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Utah

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Utah comes to $192 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Utah

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Utah into Michigan

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Utah

Does my Michigan company need to register in Utah?

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

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

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

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Utah wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Utah?

$192 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers Utah for year one.

Will Utah accept my Michigan name?

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

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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