Starting an LLC in Utah: what you should know first

Filing a Utah LLC costs $59. The Annual Report/Renewal costs $18 a year. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $692 covers three years.

By kind of owner

Side hustle: Quiet-year cost: $217 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $18 state report in that year.
Online business: Required registered agent. 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.
Startup: Filing: Certificate of Organization with the Utah Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
First-time owner: Report due: Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year.

Best LLC formation service in Utah for a first-time owner?

Mainstay Filing: $258 in year 1 including the $59 filing fee, $217 in year 2.

Utah Code § 48-3a-201 (Utah Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act); fee set administratively per FY2026 Division fee schedule ($59) (multira state research spine): le.utah.gov/xcode/Title48/Chapter3a/C48-3a-S201_1800010118000101.pdf, checked August 12, 2026
Utah formation fee: Filing fee, official source read 2026-10-01: commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf, checked October 1, 2026
Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (multira state research spine): corporations.utah.gov/renewal-process/, checked August 12, 2026
Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (multira state research spine): corporations.utah.gov/business-entities/domestic-limited-liability-company/, checked August 12, 2026
Utah report due date (multira state research spine, due dates verified 714/714): le.utah.gov/xcode/Title48/Chapter3A/48-3a-S212.html, checked August 12, 2026
Utah registered agent statute (Utah Code § 16-17-203): le.utah.gov/xcode/Title16/Chapter17/C16-17_1800010118000101.pdf, checked October 20, 2026