Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Utah as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Utah vs Delaware: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$12	$200 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Utah companies register with Delaware

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Ordered from Utah on filing day, it easily meets Delaware's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Delaware filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with Delaware.

First-year cost, Utah to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$411

Delaware's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Utah name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Delaware comes to $467 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Delaware

A corporation formed in Utah files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Utah

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Delaware

Does my Utah company need to register in Delaware?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $411 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Delaware?

$467 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A Utah company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Delaware can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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