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Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

Alabama registers an LLC from Utah as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama asks nothing of Utah here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Utah and Alabama each ask for

	Utah formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$12	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Utah to Alabama, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Utah first, so the Alabama filing can go in right away. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with Alabama.

Your Utah name and Alabama's rules

Alabama accepts your Utah name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Utah name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Utah company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Utah

Utah and Alabama both call it a registered agent. Alabama papers come to us; Utah's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Utah and Alabama

Utah wants the Annual Report/Renewal every year ($18); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Alabama

A corporation formed in Utah files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alabama into Utah

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Alabama

Does my Utah company need to register in Alabama?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; Alabama registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Utah.

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Utah's report ($18) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

A Utah company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Utah registered agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Utah name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Utah name at home. Alabama names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new Alabama LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Utah companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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