Start a Free LLC in Utah

Per the Utah Department of Commerce, as of September 2026, Utah charges $59 to file the Certificate of Organization. After that, the Annual Report costs $18 every year. With LLC Register, formation is included in the $99-a-year Utah registered agent service, so year one costs $158.

Online filings take a few business days and are often faster. Mailed filings take longer. Expedited filing is available for $75 extra, processed within 1–2 business days. Your LLC exists once the state accepts your filing.

To start an LLC in Utah, choose an available name, appoint a Utah registered agent, and file the Certificate of Organization with the Utah Department of Commerce for $59. Then sign an operating agreement, get a free EIN from the IRS, open a business bank account and register for any state taxes. LLC Register files it for you as part of the $99-a-year registered agent service.

Yes. You can file online through the Division of Corporations' business registration system, or by mail or in person in Salt Lake City. The Certificate of Organization costs $59.

In Utah you form an LLC by filing the Certificate of Organization with the Utah Department of Commerce. Other states call this document the articles of organization or the certificate of formation. The filing fee is $59.

Yes. Expedited filing is available for $75 extra, processed within 1–2 business days. Online filings take a few business days and are often faster. Mailed filings take longer.

Use the Utah Department of Commerce's free online business name search to check whether your LLC name is available. Your Utah LLC name must contain "limited liability company," "limited company," or the abbreviation "L.L.C.," "LLC," "L.C.," or "LC." It must be distinguishable from other names on the division's records, though the standard is narrow, differing by even one word, letter or numeral is generally enough, and terms like "LLC" or "Inc." are ignored when comparing names.

Your Utah LLC name must contain "limited liability company," "limited company," or the abbreviation "L.L.C.," "LLC," "L.C.," or "LC." It must be distinguishable from other names on the division's records, though the standard is narrow, differing by even one word, letter or numeral is generally enough, and terms like "LLC" or "Inc." are ignored when comparing names. The rules are set by the Utah Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, Utah Code Title 16, Chapter 20, with shared registered-agent, name, annual-report and foreign-registration rules in Title 16, Chapter 1a, both effective October 1, 2026, replacing the former Title 48, Chapter 3a and Title 16, Chapter 17.

Yes. You can reserve a name for $22; the reservation lasts 120 calendar days and can be transferred to someone else but not renewed. A reservation is optional; filing the formation document also secures the name.

Yes. Every Utah LLC must have a registered agent. Your registered agent needs a Utah street address (plus a Utah mailing address if different), a P.O. box alone is not accepted, and can be a commercial registered agent or a consenting individual or organization.

Yes. A member or manager can serve as the LLC's registered agent if they have a Utah street address and are available there to accept documents. Your address becomes public record, and someone must be there during business hours to accept legal papers.

Not as your registered agent's address. Your registered agent needs a Utah street address (plus a Utah mailing address if different), a P.O. box alone is not accepted, and can be a commercial registered agent or a consenting individual or organization. A PO box can usually serve as a mailing address, but the registered agent needs a physical address in Utah.

File the Registration Information Change (Statement of Change of Registered Agent) with the Utah Department of Commerce. The fee is $13.

Serving as your own Utah registered agent is free if you qualify. Commercial registered agents charge a yearly fee. LLC Register's Utah registered agent service is $99 a year and includes LLC formation and annual report filing.

Yes. Utah LLCs must file the Annual Report every year. The state fee is $18.

The Annual Report is due on the last day of your LLC's anniversary month, the calendar month your Certificate of Organization took effect, and can be filed up to 60 days early. Your first one is due on the last day of your LLC's anniversary month in the calendar year after formation. It is filed with the Utah Department of Commerce.

Per the Utah Department of Commerce, as of September 2026, the Annual Report state fee is $18. It is due on the last day of your LLC's anniversary month, the calendar month your Certificate of Organization took effect, and can be filed up to 60 days early. LLC Register files it for you at no extra service fee while your registered agent service is active.

The division can administratively dissolve an LLC that has not filed its annual report within 60 days of the due date, or that has gone without a registered agent for 60 consecutive days, after first giving 60 days' notice to fix the problem. File as soon as possible to keep your LLC in good standing.

A default Utah LLC pays no franchise tax. Only an LLC that elects to be taxed federally as a corporation owes Utah's corporate franchise and income tax, a flat 4.45% of Utah taxable income, with a $100 minimum.

Utah taxes individuals at a flat 4.45% rate, so a default LLC's profits pass through and are taxed once on the members' Utah returns. Electing federal corporate tax treatment instead subjects the LLC to Utah's 4.45% corporate tax with a $100 minimum. Federally, a single-member LLC is taxed like a sole proprietorship and a multi-member LLC like a partnership, unless it elects to be taxed as a corporation.

If you sell taxable goods or services, register for a Sales and Use Tax License with the Utah State Tax Commission through the Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) using Form TC-69. There is no registration fee.

Before you hire, register with the Utah Department of Workforce Services for unemployment insurance and with the State Tax Commission for withholding tax, both can be done together on Form TC-69. You also need an EIN from the IRS before you run payroll.

It depends on your industry and location: Utah regulates some professions and activities through state licenses, and many cities and counties require local business licenses. Start with the Utah OneStop Business Registration.

Utah does not require an operating agreement, and it is never filed with the division. State law recognizes an oral, implied or written agreement among the members. LLC Register includes an operating agreement with every Utah LLC it forms.

You need an EIN if your LLC has employees or more than one member, and most banks ask for one to open a business account. A single-member LLC without employees can use the owner's Social Security number for federal taxes, but an EIN keeps it off business paperwork.

Apply for free on the IRS website once the state has approved your LLC; online applicants receive the EIN immediately. Owners without a Social Security number can apply with Form SS-4 by fax or mail.

Yes. You do not have to live in Utah or be a U.S. citizen to form a Utah LLC. You do need a registered agent with a physical address in Utah. Non-U.S. owners without a Social Security number apply for an EIN with IRS Form SS-4.

Yes. Utah allows an LLC with a single owner. By default the IRS taxes a single-member LLC like a sole proprietorship, reported on the owner's personal return.

Yes. Utah's LLC Act allows a series LLC under Title 16, Chapter 20, Part 10, letting one LLC establish series with separately limited liabilities.

Yes. Licensed professionals can form a professional services company under Title 16, Chapter 20, Part 9.

No. Utah does not require newspaper publication to form an LLC.

Order a Certificate of Existence from the Utah Department of Commerce for $12. Banks, lenders and other states often ask for one as proof your LLC is current with the state.

An LLC formed in another state registers to do business in Utah by filing the Foreign Registration Statement with the Utah Department of Commerce. The fee is $59, and the LLC needs a Utah registered agent. Foreign-entity registration is now a single uniform filing (the Foreign Registration Statement) that applies the same way to an out-of-state LLC as to any other entity type.

File the Amendment to Certificate of Organization with the Utah Department of Commerce for $37. Amend when you change your LLC's name or other information in the formation document.

File the Statement of Dissolution / Statement of Termination with the Utah Department of Commerce for free. Before you file, wind up the business: pay debts, close tax accounts and distribute what is left to the members.

Register a D.B.A. with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code for $22; it must be renewed every 3 years for $18, and an expired D.B.A. cannot be reinstated. A DBA lets your LLC trade under another name without forming a new company.

Yes. An eligible LLC can elect S corporation tax status by filing IRS Form 2553. The election can reduce self-employment tax once profits are high enough to pay yourself a reasonable salary. Utah taxes individuals at a flat 4.45% rate, so a default LLC's profits pass through and are taxed once on the members' Utah returns. Electing federal corporate tax treatment instead subjects the LLC to Utah's 4.45% corporate tax with a $100 minimum.

An LLC separates your personal assets from business debts and lawsuits, keeps pass-through taxation, and needs less paperwork than a corporation. In Utah it costs $59 to form and the Annual Report is $18 every year.

A sole proprietorship costs nothing to start, but you are personally liable for the business's debts. A Utah LLC costs $59 to form and protects your personal assets, with the same pass-through taxes by default.

Usually not if your business operates in Utah. An out-of-state LLC doing business here must also register as a foreign LLC in Utah for $59 and keep a Utah registered agent, so you pay two states' fees.

No. Formation is included in the $99-a-year Utah registered agent service. The state still charges its $59 filing fee, which we pass through at cost.

For $99 a year plus the $59 state fee: Utah LLC formation in year one, a Utah registered agent, an operating agreement, and filing of your Annual Report every year. Renewal is $99 a year. State fees are passed through at cost.

No. FinCEN has exempted companies created in the United States from beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting. Only foreign companies registered to do business in a U.S. state still have to report.

The Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, handles LLC formations, amendments and annual filings. Its office is at 160 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (mailing: PO Box 146705, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6705).

Yes, you should. Mixing business and personal money can weaken the liability protection your LLC gives you. Banks usually ask for your filed Certificate of Organization, your EIN and your operating agreement.