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Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

To do business in Massachusetts, an LLC formed in Utah registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division from your Utah records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Utah vs Massachusetts: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$12	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

How Utah companies register with Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$731

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

Your Utah name and Massachusetts's rules

Massachusetts can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Massachusetts agent and the Utah one

Massachusetts calls it a resident agent; Utah says registered agent. Massachusetts papers come to us; Utah's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Utah and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Utah plus Massachusetts comes to $667 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Massachusetts into Utah

An LLC formed in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

Does my Utah company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

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

$719 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $731 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Massachusetts?

$667 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

A Utah company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Massachusetts can add a civil penalty of up to $500.

Does Massachusetts require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

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

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