Utah

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers an LLC from Utah as a foreign LLC on Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also asks for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and North Carolina side by side

	Utah formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form L-09
State fee	$12	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Utah to North Carolina, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our North Carolina order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Ordered from Utah on filing day, it easily meets North Carolina's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the North Carolina filing can go in the same day. Once North Carolina approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

North Carolina costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$464

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

Your Utah name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina 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. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Utah one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus North Carolina comes to $367 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to North Carolina

A corporation formed in Utah files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Utah

An LLC formed in North Carolina that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Utah company need to register in North Carolina?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; North Carolina law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $464 in all (checkout is $253 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days; Utah's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and North Carolina?

$367 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $200 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

A Utah company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Will North Carolina accept my Utah name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Utah companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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