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West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

To do business in Utah, an LLC formed in West Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah also asks for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What West Virginia and Utah each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	Utah registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$59 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed online with Utah
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.wv.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	July 1 each year	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Utah registered agent

From West Virginia to Utah, step by step

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our Utah order. West Virginia takes days to issue it and Utah wants it within 90 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Utah registered agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. The West Virginia certificate takes days to arrive, so the Utah filing waits for it. After approval, your West Virginia LLC is registered with Utah.

First-year cost, West Virginia to Utah

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$59
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of Utah registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$268

Will your West Virginia name work for Utah?

If another Utah company uses the West Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact West Virginia name against Utah's records before filing.

Agents: Utah and West Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and Utah

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus Utah comes to $193 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Utah

A corporation formed in West Virginia files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Utah into West Virginia

An LLC formed in Utah that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12). See that filing.

Questions West Virginia owners ask about Utah

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Utah?

Yes, once a West Virginia business operates there; Utah law lists 14 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Utah registration cost?

$258 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $268 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Utah wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Utah?

$193 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my West Virginia name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its West Virginia name at home.

Can I form a new Utah LLC instead?

Yes, but West Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18), and the original keeps West Virginia's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

West Virginia companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside West Virginia's filings.

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