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Utah LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Utah that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Utah and South Dakota each ask for

	Utah formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$750 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Utah companies register with South Dakota

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). South Dakota wants the Utah certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered 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 South Dakota filing. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$961

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

Will your Utah name work for South Dakota?

South Dakota accepts your Utah name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Utah name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another South Dakota company uses the Utah name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Utah one

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus South Dakota comes to $222 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Utah files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Utah

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to South Dakota

Does my Utah company need to register in South Dakota?

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

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

$949 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $961 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Utah's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and South Dakota?

$222 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

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

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