Utah

Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from Utah as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your Utah records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Utah vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$12	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From Utah to West Virginia, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). West Virginia wants the Utah certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your Utah name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Utah delays the West Virginia filing. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with West Virginia.

First-year cost, Utah to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$362

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

Your Utah name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your Utah name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. If the Utah name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another West Virginia company uses the Utah name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for Utah's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the Utah one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; Utah says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Utah; ours takes West Virginia's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Utah plus West Virginia comes to $192 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to West Virginia

A corporation formed in Utah files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in Utah

An LLC formed in West Virginia 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 West Virginia

Does my Utah company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once a Utah business operates there; West Virginia law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$350 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $362 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost; Utah's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and West Virginia?

$192 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $18 to Utah and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia 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. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co..

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

Utah companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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