Cheapest LLC formation in Utah

What does Utah charge to form and keep an LLC?

Utah's own fees are the same whether you file or a service does, and no provider can discount them. Package prices are quoted before these fees.

The fee every new Utah LLC pays is $59 for the Certificate of Organization. It is the same whether you file online yourself or a service files for you.

The second fixed cost arrives a year later. Utah's Annual Report/Renewal costs $18, and the Division's fee schedule says the starred renewal fees include a $5 surcharge for the state's sign-on portal. The due date is the anniversary of your registration, not a statewide deadline, so the date differs for each LLC.^{3, 6}

A name reservation, at $22, is optional. If you are ready to file, check the name and file the certificate; the reservation only helps when something delays your filing.³

An LLC formed elsewhere that registers to do business in Utah pays the foreign registration fee, $59, instead of the formation fee. The fee schedule lists the same $18 renewal for domestic and foreign LLCs.³

What pushes a Utah LLC above the state fees?

Four things raise the bill: the registered agent's yearly price, paying to expedite, add-ons and compliance subscriptions, and the fees for a late renewal or a lapse.

The registered agent

Every Utah LLC needs a registered agent with a street address in this state (Utah Code § 16-1a-403). The state fees above are small, so a paid agent is often the largest recurring cost. There are three ways to cover it.⁷

1. Be your own agent, if you have a Utah street address and can be reached there. The agent costs nothing, but that address goes in the agent field of the LLC's filings. Who may serve is covered in the Utah registered agent guide.
2. Take an agent bundled with a formation package for the first year, then pay the provider's renewal.
3. Buy the agent alone at a published standalone price.

Switching later is inexpensive: the Division charges $17, filed online or on the Limited Liability Company Registration Information Change Form. File the change before you cancel the old service so the LLC always has an agent. The steps are in how to change a registered agent.^{3, 8}

Expedited processing

In Utah, paying for speed rarely helps. The Division says most filings are processed immediately. Filings that need manual review take 5 to 7 business days, and expedite costs $75 per filing. A clean online filing is the cheapest choice and usually the fastest. If a package advertises faster handling, that speed refers to the provider's own handling, which comes before the Division's.^{3, 9}

Add-ons and compliance subscriptions

Checkouts often add an EIN, an operating agreement, a business address or a compliance plan. In Utah a compliance plan has a real job, filing the yearly renewal, but its price can be many times Utah's $18 fee. Swyft Filings, for example, puts formation customers on a trial of ComplianceGuard $199/year, described as a 14-day free trial then auto-charged, and ZenBusiness's Starter includes Worry-Free Compliance free for 1 year (then $199/yr). Note the date each trial or free year ends.^{10, 11}

Late renewal and reinstatement

A late renewal adds the $10 late renewal fee. An LLC that is administratively dissolved pays $54 to reinstate, plus $18 for each year the annual renewal was missed, and a $10 delinquency fee. Going 60 consecutive calendar days without an agent is also grounds for dissolution. The Utah compliance page covers how to keep the LLC in good standing.^{3, 7}

Which providers have the lowest published prices for a Utah LLC?

The table shows each provider's agent price, renewal and cheapest package. Rows follow our score, highest first, with ties in editorial order, so they are not sorted by price.

Below, in the same order, is what each provider's cheapest route adds to Utah's $59 fee in year one, and what keeps billing after that.

Tailor Brands. Lite is $0 plus state fees and lists no registered agent, so add the agent at $199/year or name yourself. Essential, the lowest tier that files the renewal, is $199/yr plus state fees, charged each year. Tailor Brands review.^{12, 13}

ZenBusiness. Starter is $0 + state fees (does not renew). The agent is an add-on +$199/yr, with 50% off the first year ($99) when you form an LLC, then $199/yr. ZenBusiness review.^{11, 14}

LegalZoom. Basic is $0 + state filing fees for the Articles of organization. The agent is $249/year (first-time registered agent customers), renewing at the purchase rate with the rate subject to change. LegalZoom review.^{15, 16}

Bizee. Basic is $0 + state fee, and the agent is free for the first year with any Bizee formation package. After that the agent renews at $149/year (ongoing annual fee). In year one the state fee is the main charge; in year two, the agent renewal plus Utah's $18. Bizee review.^{5, 17}

Swyft Filings. Basic is $0 + state fees, with no agent listed. Its agent is $149 per quarter ($596/year), billed quarterly, so compare the yearly figure. Swyft Filings review.^{18, 19}

doola. Starter is $297/yr and includes the agent. The whole plan is billed yearly, so it bills again in the second year. doola review.²⁰

Northwest Registered Agent. Formation is $39 + State Fees, with an agent's first year included as stated on the corporation page; confirm it applies to an LLC. The agent alone is $125 per year. Northwest review.^{21, 22, 23}

Rocket Lawyer. Its offer reads "First registration free with a Rocket Lawyer membership", and memberships bill yearly: Standard $149/year, Plus $249/year, Pro $349/year. The agent is $125 with a Plus or Pro membership, so count the membership and the agent together. Rocket Lawyer review.^{24, 25, 26}

InCorp Services. Formation is priced starting at $99 plus state fees, with the registered agent sold separately at $129 per state per year. Its terms say the agent is billed at then-current fee unless a cancellation condition is met. InCorp review.^{27, 28, 29}

Harbor Compliance. Formation starts at $99 plus state fees. The agent has a discounted first year at $99 for new customers (regular $159), and stopping it needs notice at least 90 days before the end of the current term. Harbor Compliance review.^{30, 31, 32}

Agent-only prices for every state are on the cheapest registered agent services page, and package contents are compared on Utah LLC formation services compared.