Utah business entity search and name check

At $59, Utah has one of the lowest LLC filing fees in the country, and the yearly renewal is $18. Business records are kept by the Department of Commerce's Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, whose Business Entity Records Search lets you look up a business by name, entity number, principal or registered agent. This site doesn't search Utah's records itself; we link you straight to that official search.

Registry: Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official search: Business Entity Records Search (businessregistration.utah.gov)
How we search Utah: Official site only (we hand you off). Utah's official search makes every visitor pass a bot-protection check before it loads, so we can't search it for you. We send you to the official search instead.
What a result can tell you: Searching the official site shows names on record. Utah decides acceptance when you file.
State fee to form an LLC: $59 (Certificate of Organization)
Ongoing LLC filing: Annual Renewal, $18. Due each year around the anniversary of your registration (we couldn't confirm this on an official page)

What the Utah search covers

The search covers every type of business entity registered with the Division: corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLCs (including series, benefit and low-profit LLCs), limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), cooperatives and out-of-state entities registered in Utah. It also includes assumed names (DBAs). Trademarks are searched separately. Inactive and expired records appear to be included, but we couldn't confirm this.

The Division says you can search by business or by principal. Searching a principal's or registered agent's name lists every business connected to that person. We couldn't confirm how name searches match.

Each record has a Entity Number. Search by number on the Business Entity Records Search (businessregistration.utah.gov).

How to read Utah results

Utah uses its own status labels. We always show the official wording; here is what the common ones mean according to the state:

Status	What it means
Active	The business is up to date on its annual renewal. Source: commerce.utah.gov
Delinquent / Expired	The business missed its annual renewal. To bring it back, it pays a reinstatement fee plus $18 for each missed year and a $10 delinquency fee. Source: commerce.utah.gov

A status describes the registry filing only. It isn’t evidence of a license, tax compliance or reputation, and a record with the same name as a company you know may be a different business. More on statuses.

Utah business name rules

An LLC name must include one of: Limited Liability Company, Limited Company, L.L.C., L.C., LLC, LC. A corporation uses one of: Corporation, Incorporated, Company, Corp., Inc., Co..

Your name must be distinguishable from names already on the Division's records. The Division warns that even if a name looks available, nothing is final until it approves your filing. (Utah Code §48-3a-108 (LLC names); §16-10a-401 (corporations)) Source: le.utah.gov

Utah doesn’t publish a list of the differences it ignores, so our check treats only capitalization and punctuation as insignificant and flags other close names as similar for you to judge.

Professional LLCs

A professional LLC is its own entity type in Utah (Domestic Professional Limited Liability Company). We couldn't confirm its name-ending rules on an official page.

Reserving a name in Utah

Utah lets you reserve a name before you form the business for $22.

Reserve a name online through the Division's filing system, which requires a UtahID login.

Utah name reservation Source: commerce.utah.gov

Searching on this site doesn’t reserve anything. Only Division of Corporations can.

Forming an LLC in Utah

Document: Certificate of Organization
State filing fee: $59
From the fiscal year 2026 fee schedule (effective July 1, 2025). Filing fees aren't refunded.
File online: Division of Corporations filing
Processing: Expedited processing costs an extra $75 per filing.
Out-of-state LLC registering here: $59 (Foreign LLC registration)

Fees change. Confirm them on the official Utah fee schedule before you file.

File it yourself or use a service

File directly with Utah

$59 state fee

You fill in the Certificate of Organization yourself and pay only the state. You’ll need a registered agent with a Utah street address; that can be you if you have one.

File with Division of Corporations

Use a formation service

A service prepares and files the paperwork, and most can act as your registered agent and send compliance reminders. You still pay the state fee on top of their price, and the state still decides whether to accept your name.

Bizee: $0 plus the state fee (Basic); Standard $199, Premium $299, plus state fee
LegalZoom: $0 plus state fees (Basic); Managed Service $249 plus state fees
Northwest Registered Agent: $39 plus the state fee
ZenBusiness: $0 plus the state fee (Starter); Pro $199 plus state fee, renews $199/yr

We don’t currently earn commissions from these providers. Prices from each provider’s site on Oct 30, 2026. We never send them your proposed name. Compare what each includes · Disclosure

An EIN (federal tax ID) is free from the IRS; you don’t need to pay anyone for one.

Keeping a Utah LLC in good standing

Annual Renewal: $18. Due each year around the anniversary of your registration (we couldn't confirm this on an official page). Late fee: $10. Source: commerce.utah.gov

The $18 renewal fee includes a $5 charge for the state's single sign-on portal. A late renewal adds $10. To reinstate an expired LLC or corporation, you pay $54 plus $18 for each missed year and a $10 delinquency fee.

Proof of status: Certificate of Existence ($12). Source: commerce.utah.gov

Assumed names (DBAs)

Assumed names (DBAs) are registered with the Division for $22 and renewed for $18. Cancelling or transferring one is free. Source: commerce.utah.gov

Good to know about Utah

Forming a Utah LLC or corporation costs only $59 under the fiscal year 2026 fee schedule. Source: commerce.utah.gov
Utah lets you register a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) as its own entity type, for $300. Source: commerce.utah.gov
The yearly renewal is $18, which includes a $5 single sign-on surcharge. Filing late adds $10. Source: commerce.utah.gov
An out-of-state LLC pays the same $59 to register in Utah as a Utah LLC pays to form. Source: commerce.utah.gov
Proof of good standing is a Certificate of Existence: $12 for the short form, $20 for the long form. Source: commerce.utah.gov
Searching by a principal's or registered agent's name lists every Utah business linked to that person. Source: commerce.utah.gov

Sources and accuracy

We checked this page against official Utah sources on October 30, 2026. Our monitor rechecks the official search, filing portal and fee pages daily and flags changes for review.

Items we couldn’t confirm on an official page (10)

We couldn't confirm the format of a Utah entity number.
We couldn't confirm how long a name reservation lasts (it has historically been 120 days).
We couldn't confirm which differences between names Utah ignores, or whether it accepts consent to use a similar name.
We couldn't confirm the registered agent requirements on an official page.
We couldn't confirm exactly when the annual renewal is due.
We couldn't confirm the full list of status labels.
We couldn't confirm what Utah's $75 online services subscription includes or how long it lasts.
We couldn't confirm Utah's restricted words.
We couldn't confirm whether Utah taxes LLCs beyond the renewal fee.
The newest fee schedule we found is for fiscal year 2026 (effective July 1, 2025).

See something wrong? Tell us. We can fix how we present information, but only Division of Corporations can change an official record.