LLC Formation in Utah (2026): 7 Moves and the 3 Best LLC Services
If you are hiring for starting an LLC in Utah in 2026, we rank Mainstay Filing ($199), UT Registered Agent.org ($199) and Utah Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. 7 moves, $59 to the state, then the Annual Report/Renewal every year.
Filing window: last day of the entity's anniversary month
State fees, three years
$95
Filing plus recurring state fees
Moves in this primer
7
In order
What you get
The official Utah fee and form
How to meet the registered agent rule
The upkeep that repeats
Which services we pick and why
Utah: services we rank
Cost over three years first, then to-dos cleared, renewal, Utah fit and readable pricing (scoring page).
Best overall$199 first year, $199 renewal, state fee extra
1. Mainstay Filing: best for dropping the annual report paperwork
In Utah, Mainstay Filing is number one: $199 a year buys the filing, the registered agent and the annual report in one go, and renewal is the same $199.
UT Registered Agent.org is $200 cheaper over three years; this one still places higher because it does more of the work.
Add the Annual Report/Renewal to what it handles, with Utah's $18 passed on without markup.
Inside the price
Formation filing
Registered agent all year
Annual report filed on time
EIN application included
No markup on the state fee
In its favor
The EIN step is in the price
$199 each year
One yearly price, $199, annual report included
Against it
UT Registered Agent.org renews for $100 less
One-state plan$199 year one, $99 later
2. UT Registered Agent.org: best for a bootstrapped formation
UT Registered Agent.org takes second; a Utah formation at $199 with year one of the agent covered, agent renewal $99.
The Annual Report/Renewal is still yours every year.
Inside the price
The filing is made for you
Agent service for year one
In its favor
Then $99 a year
$199 to form
Agent covered for year one
Against it
Filing the Annual Report/Renewal is outside what it does
A $99 add-on for the EIN
One-state plan$199 year one, $99 later
3. Utah Registered Agent.co: best for a second Utah option
Utah Registered Agent.co takes third; a Utah formation at $199 with year one of the agent covered, agent renewal $99.
The Annual Report/Renewal is still yours every year.
It costs the same as UT Registered Agent.org.
Inside the price
The filing is made for you
Agent service for year one
In its favor
Agent covered for year one
$199 to form
Then $99 a year
Against it
Filing the Annual Report/Renewal is outside what it does
Pulled from each company's pricing page on November 13, 2026. Add the $59 state fee to every row.
How a Utah LLC gets formed
Move 1
Choose a name
Search the Utah Secretary of State first. If the name is already on the Utah register, you will need another.
Show up with a second name.
Move 2
Put a registered agent in place
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. A commercial registered agent listed with the state, a noncommercial agent (an individual or entity), or the holder of a named position in the company.
The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Utah. A P.O. box can follow the street address but cannot replace it.
Any service we rank here can serve as your registered agent.
Where this comes from: Official page: le.utah.gov (October 2026)
Move 3
Do it yourself, or not
$59 goes to the state regardless. A service costs $199 extra; the ranking shows who to use.
Move 4
Fill in and send the Certificate of Organization
This is the filing that creates the company: the Certificate of Organization, sent to the Utah Secretary of State with $59 (Utah Code § 48-3a-201). Official turnaround: Most filings immediately; manual review 5 to 7 business days.
Where this comes from: Official page: commerce.utah.gov (October 2026)
Move 5
Order the LLC's federal tax ID
Once Utah approves the LLC, ask the IRS for an EIN. Banks and payroll providers need one. Hire Mainstay Filing and the EIN application is handled.
Move 6
Write an operating agreement
Who owns what, who decides what: that lives in the operating agreement, an internal paper outside the Utah filing.
Move 7
Plan for year two
Calendar the Annual Report/Renewal: $18, every year, due last day of the entity's anniversary month. Miss it and it is $10 more.