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Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in Utah registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Utah vs Washington: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Washington
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Utah companies register with Washington

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Washington order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Ordered from Utah on filing day, it easily meets Washington's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington 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 Washington filing. Once Washington approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

First-year cost, Utah to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$411

Will your Utah name work for Washington?

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

Agents: Washington and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Washington comes to $237 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Washington

A corporation formed in Utah files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Utah

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

Questions Utah owners ask about Washington

Does my Utah company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $411 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Washington?

$237 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Utah companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Utah?

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

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