Utah

Foreign registration · Form 972

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, an LLC formed in Utah registers there on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and Louisiana side by side

	Utah formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$12	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Utah to Louisiana, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). An instant Utah certificate reaches Louisiana only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Utah delays the Louisiana filing. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with Louisiana.

Louisiana costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$401

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

Your Utah name and Louisiana's rules

We search Louisiana's records for Utah's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Louisiana agent and the Utah one

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Louisiana comes to $202 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Utah files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Utah company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$389 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $401 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Louisiana wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Louisiana?

$202 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Utah company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Utah?

It files Utah's registration with $59 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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