How to Register an LLC in Utah (2026): Fee, Steps, Portal

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What registering an LLC in Utah means

Utah keeps the register of companies formed under its law. Your LLC is on it the moment the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code files a Certificate of Organization. From that day the company can open a bank account, sign contracts and be sued in its own name rather than yours. The registration does not include a federal tax number, a Utah tax account or a local business license; those come after and are separate registrations with other offices.

People use "register", "form" and "file" for the same act. In Utah the act is one document, a Certificate of Organization, and one fee, $59. The step-by-step for everything around it, from the operating agreement to the bank account, is in how to start an LLC in Utah; this page is about the registration itself.

Registration document

Utah: Certificate of Organization

Filed with

Utah: The Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (businessregistration.utah.gov)

State fee

Utah: $59

Registered agent

Utah: Required; Utah street address

Published processing time

Utah: Not published by the state

State expedite

Utah: $75 expedited processing.

Recurring state report

Utah: $18/year, due anniversary of registration (opens 60 days before)

Utah LLC registration at a glance
Item	Utah
Registration document	Certificate of Organization
Filed with	The Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (businessregistration.utah.gov)
State fee	$59
Registered agent	Required; Utah street address
Published processing time	Not published by the state
State expedite	$75 expedited processing.
Recurring state report	$18/year, due anniversary of registration (opens 60 days before)

What it costs to register an LLC in Utah

The filing fee is set by Utah and is the same whether you file it yourself or a service files it for you. Utah charges $59 for the Certificate of Organization.

Certificate of Organization filing fee

Amount: $59
Notes: Paid once, to the state

Expedited review

Amount: $75 expedited processing.
Notes: Optional, set by the state

Recurring annual report

Amount: $18/year
Notes: Due anniversary of registration (opens 60 days before)

Late penalty on the report

Amount: $10, added by the state to a late report.

Utah LLC registration fees, 2026
Fee	Amount	Notes
Certificate of Organization filing fee	$59	Paid once, to the state
Expedited review	$75 expedited processing.	Optional, set by the state
Recurring annual report	$18/year	Due anniversary of registration (opens 60 days before)
Late penalty on the report	$10, added by the state to a late report.

State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Online filing prices. Yearly costs, the five-year total and how Utah compares are in Utah LLC cost.

Step 1: Confirm Utah is the state to register in

Register where the company will actually operate. An LLC that does business in Utah but registers elsewhere has to register in Utah anyway, as a foreign LLC, and pay two states.

Wyoming, Delaware and Nevada come up because of privacy, case law or taxes. They make sense for a holding company or a business with no fixed location. A company that operates in Utah and registers somewhere else ends up registered in both. The comparison is in cheapest states to form an LLC.

Step 2: Clear the name with Utah

Utah requires a name distinguishable from every company on its records, with an LLC designator. Search the state's business records at businessregistration.utah.gov before you file.

Rules on designators, restricted words and the distinguishability test are in LLC name rules. A rejection for a name conflict costs days and, in some states, a second fee.

Step 3: Name a Utah registered agent

Utah requires a registered agent with a Utah street address, available in business hours. On the filing: No agent signature on the 08/23 form.

Who may serve, whether the agent signs, and what becomes public: Utah registered agent requirements.

Step 4: Prepare a Certificate of Organization

The Utah form asks for the company name with its LLC designator, the registered agent and its Utah street address, the principal or mailing address, and the organizer who signs. Organizer(s) sign and deliver the certificate. No bar on a service acting as organizer. Organizer address is not required on the form. Everything on it becomes a public record; what Utah shows is listed below.

The document itself, and what every state's version asks for, is explained in articles of organization.

Step 5: File a Certificate of Organization and pay the $59 fee

Filed with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (businessregistration.utah.gov). The state fee is $59, paid once. Utah does not publish a standard processing time for LLC filings that we could verify; the filing portal shows the current turnaround when you file.

Faster review: $75 expedited processing.

Utah takes the filing from the public at businessregistration.utah.gov. Ready to file? The Certificate of Organization prepared and filed for you, with the state fee on its own line: form your Utah LLC at america-llc-filing.com.

Step 6: Complete the Utah registrations that follow

2 registrations follow in Utah: (1) Annual renewal/annual report (must list at least one governing person); (2) Utah State Tax Commission / DWS registrations via OneStop if selling taxable goods or hiring. Then the federal tax number and the operating agreement.

The order and the deadlines are in what to do after forming an LLC. The recurring state report is the one owners forget.

What becomes public when you register in Utah

Everything on a Certificate of Organization is a public record once Utah files it; anyone can pull it from the state's business search. On the Utah filing: Organizer (name/position, signature); members/managers only if voluntarily listed.

Organizer(s) sign and deliver the certificate. No bar on a service acting as organizer. Organizer address is not required on the form. The operating agreement, the ownership split and the tax election are not filed with Utah and stay private. Do you need an operating agreement?

How long Utah takes to register an LLC

Utah does not publish a standard processing time for LLC filings that we could verify; the filing portal shows the current turnaround when you file. Paid faster review is offered: $75 expedited processing. The figures are the state's own and move with its workload; a rejection for a name conflict or a missing agent consent restarts the clock. Every state's published time is in how long it takes to form an LLC.

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After registration in Utah

The state registration is the first of several. These are the ones Utah owners run into, in the order they usually come up.

Annual renewal/annual report (must list at least one governing person) Due each year by the anniversary date. Cost: $18 (includes a $5 portal surcharge); $10 late fee.
Utah State Tax Commission / DWS registrations via OneStop if selling taxable goods or hiring. Due before activity. Cost: varies.
Federal tax number (EIN). Issued by the IRS after the state registration, at no charge; the bank asks for it. How to get one: Utah EIN number.
Operating agreement. Not filed with Utah, but the document that says who owns the company and who can sign for it.

The recurring report is where most companies lose good standing. When it is due, file the Utah report at america-llc-filing.com, or the Utah LLC annual report page has the due date, fee, late penalty and portal.

Sources

The Utah facts on this page come from the state's own forms, fee schedules and statutes, read for the October 2026 fee audit. Fees change; the state's page is the final word.

Standard Filings is a filing service, not a law firm. This page is general information from Utah's published filing rules and fee schedules, not legal or tax advice.

Utah LLC registration FAQ

How much does it cost to register an LLC in Utah?+

Utah charges $59 to file the Certificate of Organization, paid once to the state and the same whether you file yourself or use a service. After that, the recurring requirement is $18/year, due anniversary of registration (opens 60 days before). State fees verified October 2026; the full picture is in Utah LLC cost.

Where do I register an LLC in Utah?+

With the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (businessregistration.utah.gov). That is the only office that creates the company. Tax accounts, the registrations listed above and local licenses are registered separately afterwards.

How long does Utah take to register an LLC?+

Do I need a Utah registered agent?+

Yes. Utah requires a registered agent with a Utah street address, available in business hours. On the filing: No agent signature on the 08/23 form. Who may serve and what becomes public is in Utah registered agent requirements.

Can I register a Utah LLC from out of state?+

Yes. Utah takes filings from anyone, but the registered agent must have a Utah street address, so an out-of-state owner names a Utah resident or a registered agent company. If the company does business where you live, it registers there too, as a foreign LLC.

What do I file in Utah every year?+

Utah's recurring requirement: $18/year, due anniversary of registration (opens 60 days before). Late: $10, added by the state to a late report. Also recurring: Utah State Tax Commission / DWS registrations via OneStop if selling taxable goods or hiring.