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Foreign registration · no form number

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

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

North Carolina vs Utah: the paperwork

	North Carolina formed here	Utah registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$59 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Utah
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sosnc.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From North Carolina to Utah, step by step

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Utah order. Utah counts 90 days from the day North Carolina issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Utah registered agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Carolina's certificate is in hand, Utah's filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina LLC is registered with Utah.

Utah costs for North Carolina companies

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Utah?

If Utah's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the North Carolina company. We search Utah's records for North Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Utah and North Carolina

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

Yearly filings: Utah and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Utah comes to $370 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Utah

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

Registering a Utah company in North Carolina

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Utah

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Utah?

Yes, once a North Carolina 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 North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $268 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Utah?

$370 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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