Reference · Utah
Utah LLC requirements
Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in Utah, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.
| Filing agency | Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $59 |
| Filing fee notes | Confirmed via the official Utah Division of Corporations fee schedule: domestic LLC certificate of organization $59. |
| Standard processing | Division FAQ referenced 5-7 business days for filings requiring manual review. |
| Expedited options | Not confirmed. |
| Periodic report | Annual Report / Renewal |
| Report frequency | annual |
| Report fee | $18 |
| Report deadline | $18 (includes a $5 online-portal surcharge). Official Division FAQ: renewal is due one year from the date of registration and annually thereafter. |
| Late penalty | $10 late renewal fee. |
| Administrative dissolution | Failure to renew moves the entity to delinquent/expired status, risking administrative dissolution. Domestic LLC reinstatement fee $54. Exact dissolution timeline not stated. |
| State tax | Utah does not impose a separate entity-level franchise/income tax on a standard pass-through domestic LLC; income passes through to members. Only an LLC electing corporate treatment would face Utah's corporate franchise tax (commonly cited $100 minimum, unverified). |
| Minimum state tax | None |
| Newspaper publication | Not required |
| Registered agent required | Yes |
| First-year minimum | $77 |
Confidence
What we're less sure about
Verified against the official state page
- $59 + $18 = $77 - among the cheapest jurisdictions in the dataset.
- First renewal due exactly one year after registration, landing at the year-one boundary.
Provenance
Sources
Every figure above traces to one of these. If a state changes a fee and we haven't caught it, tell us — we log corrections publicly.
- Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code fee schedule (PDF) — corporations.utah.gov
- Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code — commerce.utah.gov
- Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code — commerce.utah.gov
Keep reading
More on Utah, and the states most like it
This page is the raw record. These are the places that record gets used — and the states whose rules work the same way.
- Utah filing deadlinesWhen the annual report / renewal is due, and what late costs
- What an LLC costs in UtahThe whole first year — $77
- What an LLC costs in NevadaNext door, $348 more
- What an LLC costs in WyomingNext door, $83 more
- What an LLC costs in ArizonaNext door, $27 less
- What an LLC costs in New MexicoNext door, $27 less
- What an LLC costs in ColoradoCosts about the same — $75
- What an LLC costs in MassachusettsThe most expensive state in the country — $1,000
- How we verify every figureOur sourcing standard
- What changed and whenDated record of fee changes