Utah Foreign Registration / Cost
Utah foreign LLC registration: every fee in one place
The Division of Corporations charges a foreign LLC $59 to register, and the same $18 renewal applies to every kind of foreign entity. Preparing and delivering the registration through us is $199, shown separately at checkout.
Utah registration fees by entity
| Entity | Filing | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | Foreign Registration Statement (Foreign Limited Liability Company) | $59 |
| Foreign series LLC | Foreign Registration Statement (Foreign Series Limited Liability Company) | $59 |
| Corporation | Application for Authority to Conduct Affairs for a Foreign Corporation | $59 |
| Nonprofit corporation | Application for authority | $59 |
| Limited partnership | Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Partnership) | $70 |
| Limited liability partnership | Foreign Registration Statement (Limited Liability Partnership) | $70 |
The fees are the Division's non-refundable processing fees.
Charges after registration
| Item | State fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Annual renewal | $18 | Same for every entity type |
| Late renewal | $18 + $10 | The late fee is added |
| Change of agent or address, mid-year | $17 | Free during the renewal period |
| Utah certificate of existence | $12 | Long form is more |
| Transfer of registration | $17 | After a merger or conversion |
Totals for the first year
| Case | To the state | Made up of |
|---|---|---|
| LLC registers | $59 | Registration |
| The same LLC, first year with its renewal | $77 | $59 + $18 |
| LLC with one late renewal | $87 | $59 + $18 + $10 |
| LLC that also changes its agent | $76 | $59 + $17 |
| Corporation, first year | $77 | $59 + $18 |
| Limited partnership, first year | $88 | $70 + $18 |
| Delaware LLC, first year with Delaware tax | $477 | $59 + $18 + $400 |
| Delaware LLC with its Delaware certificate | $109 | $59 + $50 |
| Wyoming LLC, year one including the Wyoming minimum | $137 | $59 + $18 + $60 |
How the fees are built
The registration fee on the Division's form is a single processing fee, and the yearly renewal is a second, smaller one, so the first-year state cost for an LLC is $77 once the first renewal comes due.
The cost of a late renewal
A renewal filed after its due date carries a $10 late fee on top of the $18. The larger risk is not the fee: when a report is still missing 60 days after it is required, the Division may begin terminating the registration. The consequences page describes the process.
Who can obtain a Utah certificate
A certificate can be bought for an entity that is Current or Delinquent but not for one that is dissolved, expired, revoked or cancelled. A certificate going outside the United States may need authentication by the Lieutenant Governor's office.
Costs outside the Utah fee
Each home state prices its own certificate: $50 in Delaware, $0 in Wyoming. A registered agent in Utah is a separate cost if you hire a commercial one. Utah itself charges $12 for a regular certificate of existence and $20 for the long form, with an extra $75 to expedite.
Fees quoted when you order
The fee for an amendment, a withdrawal, a name reservation or a reinstatement is quoted when you order.
Registration against renewal
Registration is a one-time filing and renewal repeats each year, so over five years an LLC's state cost is the $59 registration plus five renewals at $18. The fees do not change with the size of the company.
Choosing a commercial agent
A company that has no Utah address needs an agent, and the Division's instructions point to hiring a commercial registered agent. Their prices vary and are set by each provider, not by the state. If you want ours, checkout lists it apart from the filing fee.
Paying the Division
A filing counts as received only once the fee is paid, so a half-finished online filing does not start any clock. At checkout the two charges, ours and the state's, appear as separate lines.
What our fee covers
Our fee, $199, pays for a short conversation about your company, the writing of the statement, a home certificate timed to the 90-day window, and the delivery of the filing. Anyone filing independently can use the self-filing page.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Fee questions
Does Utah charge by the member?
No. An LLC pays $59 however many members it has.
What does a corporation pay?
$59 to register and $18 a year.
Where does the state fee show?
On its own line at checkout.
What is the yearly fee?
$18, with $10 added if late.
Is the registration fee refundable?
The Division describes it as a non-refundable processing fee.
What you pay
Register in Utah
+ $59 Utah fee
The Utah fee for an LLC is $59; checkout lists it on its own line. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
$199
Utah Foreign Registration
- Foreign registration statement (foreign limited liability company), written from your answers
- Your home certificate, ordered to be fresh enough on filing day
- A Utah agent for service: our firm, or someone you pick
- The filing acknowledgment from the Division, returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Sources
- Utah foreign registration statement, foreign limited liability company (Division of Corporations form)
- Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, fee schedule
- Utah annual report and renewal form with instructions (Division of Corporations)
- Utah Code 16-1a-501 to 16-1a-510, foreign entities
- Utah application for authority to conduct affairs for a foreign corporation (Division of Corporations form)
- Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
- Utah foreign registration statement, limited partnership (Division of Corporations form)
- Utah foreign registration statement, foreign series limited liability company (Division of Corporations form)
- Utah foreign registration statement, limited liability partnership (Division of Corporations form)
- Utah Division of Corporations, ordering copies and certificates
- Utah Division of Corporations, how to renew a business
- Delaware Division of Corporations, LLC/LP/GP annual tax
- Delaware Division of Corporations fee schedule (PDF)
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Utah Division of Corporations, how to file a renewal with changes
- Utah Division of Corporations, foreign limited liability company page
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