How to Start an LLC in Utah (2026)

Q: How much does it cost to start an LLC in Utah?

The Certificate of Organization costs $59 with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, under the fiscal year 2026 fee schedule effective July 1, 2025. Your EIN is free from the IRS. The annual renewal is $18, which is among the lowest recurring state fees in the country.

Q: When is the Utah annual renewal due?

One year from the date you registered, and every year after on that same anniversary date. The renewal period opens 60 days before, and the Division mails a postcard reminder to your registered agent. The fee is $18. If the renewal lapses the entity expires and you have to file a reinstatement to bring it back.

Q: Who do you file a Utah LLC with?

The Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, which is part of the Utah Department of Commerce. Utah does not route business entity filings through a Secretary of State the way most states do, so searches for a "Utah Secretary of State LLC" can send you in circles.

Q: Is Utah a good state to form an LLC in?

If you live and work in Utah, yes: $59 to form and $18 a year is about as cheap as it gets, and the process is simple. If you operate somewhere else, form where you operate. Filing in a low-fee state you have no connection to just means registering as a foreign LLC at home and paying both.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

To start a Utah LLC, file the Certificate of Organization with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code for $59, name a registered agent with a Utah address, and get a free EIN. The annual renewal is $18, due on your anniversary date, which is one of the lowest recurring state fees in the country.

Quick note: we're operators, not attorneys or accountants. This is general educational info, not legal or tax advice. Utah business filings go to the Division of Corporations under the Department of Commerce, not to a Secretary of State.

Utah is one of the best-value states in the country: cheap to file, very cheap to keep, and administratively simple. The one thing to watch is that the renewal notice arrives as a postcard to your registered agent, which is easy to miss. Here is the whole process in plain English, written for people starting something real like a courier route.

Your renewal notice is a postcard to your registered agent Utah mails a renewal postcard to the registered agent on file about 60 days before your anniversary date. If you use an agent service, that postcard goes to them, not to you, and if you moved without updating the address it goes nowhere. The renewal is only $18, so there is no reason to lose an LLC over it: put the anniversary date in your own calendar and renew online.

How to start a Utah LLC in 6 steps

Name it, appoint a Utah registered agent, file the Certificate of Organization ($59), write an operating agreement, get a free EIN, then renew for $18 on your anniversary.

Name your Utah LLC

The name must be distinguishable from other Utah entities and include an LLC designator. Search it in the Utah business search before filing. Utah checks names strictly, so avoid anything that merely differs by punctuation or an added "the."

Appoint a Utah registered agent

You need a registered agent with a physical Utah street address who consents to the appointment. You can be your own if you live in Utah, or use a service so your home address is not on the public record and so the renewal postcard reaches a monitored address. Northwest includes agent service free the first year with their $39 filing.

File the Certificate of Organization

File with the Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, which sits under the Department of Commerce rather than a Secretary of State. The fee is $59 under the fiscal year 2026 fee schedule effective July 1, 2025. Online filing is the fastest route.

Write an operating agreement

Utah does not require one, but write it anyway. It sets out ownership, management, and who can sign, it backs your liability protection, and banks usually ask for it at account opening. A simple template covers a single-owner courier business.

Get a free EIN from the IRS

Your EIN is free at irs.gov and takes about ten minutes. You need it for the business bank account, contracts, and hiring. Never pay a third-party site for one.

Renew for $18 on your anniversary date

Utah requires an annual renewal, $18, due one year from registration and every year after, on your anniversary date. The renewal window opens 60 days before, and a postcard goes to your registered agent. Let it lapse and the entity is expired, which means a reinstatement filing to get back.

Utah LLC cost breakdown

$59 to form and $18 a year. Utah has one of the lowest total costs of any state.

Item	Cost	Required?
Certificate of Organization	$59	Yes
EIN	Free from the IRS	Yes (free)
Registered agent service	$0 (yourself) to $300/yr	No
Annual renewal	$18 on your anniversary date	Yes

Utah figures as of August 2026, from the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code fiscal year 2026 fee schedule, effective July 1, 2025. Utah updates this schedule each fiscal year, so check it before filing.

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Setting up to run courier routes in Utah?

The LLC is step one. Our course covers the rest: insurance and certifications, the business bank account, and how to find routes and win contracts with Utah clinics, labs, and hospitals.

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Utah LLC FAQs

How much does it cost to start an LLC in Utah?

The Certificate of Organization is $59 and your EIN is free. The annual renewal after that is only $18.

When is the Utah annual renewal due?

On your anniversary date every year, with a 60-day window before it. It costs $18. Let it lapse and the entity expires, requiring reinstatement.

Who do you file a Utah LLC with?

The Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, part of the Department of Commerce. Utah does not use a Secretary of State for business filings.

Is Utah a good state to form an LLC in?

If you operate in Utah, yes. $59 to form and $18 a year is excellent value. If you work elsewhere, form in your own state instead.

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