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Foreign LLC Registration Walkthrough, Utah (2026): 5 Stages and the 3 Best Services

Here is the short answer for bringing an LLC into a second state in Utah in 2026: Utah Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and UT Registered Agent.org ($199), ranked from first to last. First work out whether you have to register; 5 stages and a $59 fee follow.

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Cost to register
$59
Verify it at commerce.utah.gov, which we opened in October 2026
Home-state certificate
90 days
Must be issued within
Recurring report
$18
Annual report
Three years of state fees
$95
Registration, reports and any minimum tax
How many stages
5
In order

Walkthrough goals

  • Which LLCs from elsewhere must register in Utah
  • How the filing gets made
  • The upkeep that repeats
  • Our recommendations, with reasons

Our shortlist for Utah

Three-year cost and work taken off your desk weigh the most; how we score lists all five.

Our call

1. Utah Registered Agent.co: best for a low yearly agent fee

Number one pickService $199, renewal $99 a year

Utah Registered Agent.co takes first place, and the reason is that $199 beyond the state fee, with the first year of the agent covered, then $99 a year.

It beats Mainstay Filing on three-year cost, and cost is a big slice of how we rank.

What you get

  • The Utah registration, prepared and sent
  • Agent service for one year comes with the price

What works

  • Then $99 per year
  • $199 and the state fee
  • No agent fee in year one

What to watch

  • Covers Utah only, so your home state needs its own agent
Visit Utah Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our call

2. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs on the move

Works in every stateService $199, renewal $149 a year

Pick number 2 is Mainstay Filing, where the Utah registration is $199 plus the state's own charge, and the first year of the registered agent is already covered.

Across three years it trails Utah Registered Agent.co by $100.

The agent charge starts in year two at $149 a year, the same in any state.

What you get

  • The registration filing
  • Your first year of registered agent is free
  • The same price in each state

What works

  • A $199 service charge
  • One price anywhere
  • Year-one agent is covered

What to watch

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above Utah Registered Agent.co
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our call

3. UT Registered Agent.org: best for Utah-only registrations

One-state planService $199, renewal $99 a year

Our third call, UT Registered Agent.org: $199 beyond the state fee, with the first year of the agent covered, then $99 a year.

It lists the same prices as Utah Registered Agent.co.

What you get

  • The Utah registration, prepared and sent
  • Agent service for one year comes with the price

What works

  • $199 and the state fee
  • Then $99 per year
  • No agent fee in year one

What to watch

  • Covers Utah only, so your home state needs its own agent
Visit UT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The Utah picks side by side

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Utah Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Utah Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3UT Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit UT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Each price is copied from the company's own site, opened November 13, 2026. No row folds in the $59 state fee.

How registration works in Utah

  1. Stage 1

    Does the rule cover you?

    Utah expects an out-of-state LLC to register before it transacts business in the state. An LLC that operates unregistered risks: an unregistered LLC cannot be a plaintiff in Utah (Utah Code 16-1a-503(2)) contracts it has signed stay valid (Utah Code 16-1a-503(3))

    Check it yourself: Verify it at businessregistration.utah.gov, which we opened in October 2026

  2. Stage 2

    Get a certificate from your home state

    Utah asks for certificate of existence, dated within 90 days.

    Hold off until the other papers are ready.

  3. Stage 3

    Arrange an Utah registered agent

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Utah. A P.O. box can follow the street address but cannot replace it.

    Every service we recommend includes the registered agent.

    Check it yourself: Verify it at le.utah.gov, which we opened in October 2026

  4. Stage 4

    Now deal with the Foreign registration statement (foreign limited liability company)

    Filing is registering, and the state charges $59 for it.

    Check it yourself: Verify it at commerce.utah.gov, which we opened in October 2026

  5. Stage 5

    Deal with Utah's ongoing filing

    After registering, a foreign LLC sends in the annual report ($18), last day of your anniversary month.

What this walkthrough costs

Line itemReceiverSum
Filing to registerPaid to the state$59
Annual reportPaid to the state$18
Service, if you hire oneService$199 in year one
What the state collects by year threePaid to the state$95
Here is how the three-year state row is built: filing fee, then the report in each of years two and three, then any yearly minimum tax. Service fees get their own rows.

Why Utah Registered Agent.co is first

What decided it was three-year bill, which carries 32% of the score.

Utah Registered Agent.co totals $397 for years one to three, while Mainstay Filing runs $100 higher.

Utah questions

What will registering my LLC in Utah cost?

$59 as the official fee. Hiring one means $199 on top.

Which form do I file to register?

One form does the job, and the recipient is the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.

Do I need a certificate from my home state?

Yes: certificate of existence, issued within 90 days of filing.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

an unregistered LLC cannot be a plaintiff in Utah (Utah Code 16-1a-503(2)) contracts it has signed stay valid (Utah Code 16-1a-503(3))

What is due after registering?

Stage 5 has it: the annual report for $18.

Which service should handle the registration?

Phone Utah Registered Agent.co, because registering in Utah here costs $199 and includes a year of agent service; renewal is $99. After that come Mainstay Filing and UT Registered Agent.org.

Where we got the facts

  1. For Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, open corporations.utah.gov (we last saw it August 2026).
  2. For Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, open corporations.utah.gov (we last saw it August 2026).
  3. For Utah report due date, open le.utah.gov (we last saw it August 2026).
  4. For Utah Code § 48-3a-201, open le.utah.gov (we last saw it August 2026).
  5. For Utah formation fee: Filing fee, official source, open commerce.utah.gov (we last saw it October 2026).
  6. For Utah registered agent statute, open le.utah.gov (we last saw it October 2026).
  7. For Utah Division of Corporations, foreign LLC registration, open commerce.utah.gov (we last saw it October 2026).
  8. For Utah Code Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 5, open le.utah.gov (we last saw it October 2026).
  9. For Utah Code Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 4, open le.utah.gov (we last saw it October 2026).
  10. For Utah Business Registration System, open businessregistration.utah.gov (we last saw it October 2026).
  11. For Utah Code 16-1a-501 to 16-1a-510, foreign entities, open le.utah.gov (we last saw it November 2026).
  12. Utah Registered Agent.co pricing page; prices copied November 13, 2026
  13. Mainstay Filing Utah service page; prices copied November 13, 2026
  14. UT Registered Agent.org pricing page; prices copied November 13, 2026