Utah

Foreign registration · no form number

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in Utah registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and New Jersey side by side

	Utah formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$100 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Utah to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). New Jersey wants the Utah certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the New Jersey filing can go in the same day. Once New Jersey approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

First-year cost, Utah to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$311

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

Will your Utah name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your Utah name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Utah company. We search New Jersey's records for Utah's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Utah one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus New Jersey comes to $242 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Utah files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Utah

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

Common questions: Utah to New Jersey

Does my Utah company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$299 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $311 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite; Utah's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and New Jersey?

$242 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Utah companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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