Updated August 10, 2026. Quick answer. Forming an LLC in Utah costs $59 to file, and an ongoing report requirement ($18). Five-year total: $149 over five years, every component verified.
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What it actually costs
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $59 |
| Annual/biennial report | $18 |
| Franchise / minimum tax | $0 for an LLC taxed as a partnership; $100 minimum if the LLC is taxed as a C corporation |
| Publication requirement | No newspaper publication requirement was found. |
Five-year cost of ownership: $149 over five years, every component verified. Publication cost is excluded from this figure — it’s county-driven where it applies, not state-driven, so a single number would be wrong for most filers.
Expedited filing: $75 per filing
The trap worth knowing before you file
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Source
Utah Code sec. 48-3a-212 (annual report; repealed eff. 10/1/2026 by 2026 Gen. Sess. ch. 93); Utah Code sec. 59-7-104 (corporate minimum tax); Utah Div. of Corporations FY2026 Fee Schedule. Read 2026-08-06 from official. Formation-service sites were not used as a source for this figure.
Once the LLC exists, an operating agreement is what actually runs it
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If the LLC already exists somewhere else
Everything above prices forming a new Utah LLC. A company that already exists in another state does not have to be dissolved and re-formed: Utah takes it in as the same legal entity by the route its own code captions domestication, Utah Code § 48-3a-1051(2), and the entity-law filing fee for it is $17 — a separate filing from the formation costs above. Going the other way, a Utah LLC may leave for another US state under Utah Code § 48-3a-1051(1). Either way the move needs both ends to allow it — the state being left as well as the state being joined — which is where most published advice goes wrong.
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What letting it lapse costs in Utah. The catch-up bill is only half the story — in Utah no deadline since the 2024 amendment, but the company’s own name is only guaranteed for five years afterwards. The figures, and the statute they come from, are on reinstating a Utah LLC.
Moving an LLC you already own is a different question from what it costs to form a new one here: Utah’s statute calls the mechanism domestication, at Utah Code § 48-3a-1051(2). See how to move an LLC to Utah.
Looking for the annual-report due date and fee instead? See Utah LLC annual report.
Related: Utah’s registered agent requirements, including who can serve and what happens if you don’t have one.
Related: Utah’s LLC Certificate of Good Standing cost, including who issues it and how fast you can get one.