Register Your Illinois LLC in Utah

Step-by-step foreign qualification requirements, fees, and filing instructions for Illinois LLCs expanding into Utah.

Utah filing fee $59 one-time

Registered agent $125/year based on Northwest RA

Total, all in $488

Utah data last reviewed Aug 22, 2026 · commerce.utah.gov Totals include the $59 Utah filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and Utah recurring state costs over the selected period. The Cost Summary below is the same year one figure without the agent.

Cost Summary

Utah filing fee: $59
Illinois Certificate of Good Standing: Not required
Annual obligation in Utah: $18/year
Estimated year 1 total: $77

Note: Year 1 total covers Utah state fees only. Utah does not ask for a certificate of good standing from Illinois. Registered agent fees (typically $100-$200/year) are not included.

Illinois data last reviewed Sep 11, 2026 · ilsos.gov

How to register your Illinois LLC in Utah

Check name availability in Utah

Before filing, verify that your LLC name (or a distinguishable variation) is available in Utah. If your exact name is already taken, you may need to register under a fictitious or assumed name.

Search the business name register on the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code website before you file.

No home-state certificate needed

Utah requires no home-state certificate when a foreign LLC registers here.

File the Foreign Registration Statement in Utah

Submit your application with the $59 filing fee. See the processing time under Ongoing compliance below. Expedited processing is available, priced under Ongoing compliance below. Online filing is available.

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Appoint a registered agent in Utah

You must designate a registered agent with a physical address in Utah to accept legal documents on behalf of your LLC. This is required as part of the foreign qualification application.

Need to register your LLC in Utah?

Northwest files the foreign registration and serves as your registered agent in Utah, which the filing requires. Only need an agent? Northwest's registered agent service alone is $125/year.

Have Northwest register your LLC in Utah ↗

$225 + the state fee · One year of registered agent included

Other registered agent options 2 alternatives

Registered Agents Inc

$200/year · Report filing included, state fees extra

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Harbor Compliance

$99 first year, then $149/year · Full-service compliance option

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Not sure which service fits? Our full Northwest Registered Agent review and Harbor Compliance review cover pricing, renewal terms, and where each one fits.

Ongoing compliance in Utah

Annual report: $18/year
Report due: Anniversary month
Processing time: Utah splits this by outcome rather than by channel: most filings are instantly processed and approved, and for all others the Division asks filers to allow 2 to 4 business days from receipt.
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Expedited processing is $75 per filing, and Utah publishes neither a turnaround for it nor a channel restriction on it
Expedite: $75 per filing, which is Utah's only tier.
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Utah charges the same $75 to expedite a document order, so the figure appears on two different pages for two different products. No channel restriction is published for the filing expedite. The fee schedule runs on the state fiscal year and is reissued each July

Important to know about Utah

Utah requires clearance from the Department of Revenue before foreign withdrawal

Already operating in Utah without registering? Our guide to what Utah charges unregistered LLCs covers fines, back fees, and court access.

What does NOT require registration in Utah 12 activities

Utah carves 12 activities out by statute. On their own, none of them requires a foreign LLC to register.

Maintaining, defending, mediating, arbitrating, or settling an action or proceeding
Carrying on internal affairs, including holding meetings of members or managers
Maintaining accounts at financial institutions
Maintaining a transfer, exchange, or registration office for the company's own securities
Selling through independent contractors
Soliciting or taking orders that must be accepted outside the state
Creating or acquiring debts, mortgages, or security interests in property
Collecting debts, enforcing security interests, and holding property acquired that way
A single isolated transaction not in the course of similar transactions
Owning property, and nothing more
Doing business in interstate commerce
A person does not do business in Utah solely by being a member or manager of a foreign LLC that does business here

Under Utah Code Section 48-3a-905. NO time limit on the isolated-transaction carve-out. RECODIFICATION PENDING: this section is marked repealed 2026-10-01 by Chapter 93, 2026 General Session, with Title 48 Chapter 3a renumbering into Title 16. The successor section number is not yet published.

Need a business address in Utah? mail forwarding

A virtual mailbox gives your LLC a separate address in Utah for business mail. Confirm whether the state accepts it for the specific filing field. For banking, ask your bank before buying; it may require your actual operating address.

Northwest Mail Forwarding $20/mo

Unique suite number + unlimited digital mail scanning

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Registered Agents Inc $50/year

10 mail scans/year + unique suite number

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Independent mailbox providers

iPostal1

Largest address network in the US. Best budget option for a registered business address.

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Alliance Virtual Offices

Real commercial address inside a staffed office center, with an Address Certification Letter for banking and registration.

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Bizee

Commercial street address with unlimited mail scanning, cheapest bundled with Bizee formation.

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Check your full compliance

Use our free tool to check if you need to register in additional states.

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Sources 1 link

https://commerce.utah.gov/corporations/

This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify all fees and requirements with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code before filing.