3 Best LLC Services in Utah (2026): Your Questions Answered
For LLC formation services in Utah, we would ask UT Registered Agent.org ($199), Utah Registered Agent.co ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199) in 2026, in that order. The costs split two ways: $59 to the state for the filing and $397 to $597 to a service across three years.
Answered by the Ask About LLC editorial team ·
Four quick answers
State fee to file
$59, one time
What comes after?
$18 a year
Registered agent
Yes, name one
Our pick
UT Registered Agent.org, Utah Registered Agent.co then Mainstay Filing
Who should you ask in Utah?
The order follows our five questions: three-year cost first, then how much the price covers.
1Our first answer
1. UT Registered Agent.org: best for a one-state LLC
$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year
Why UT Registered Agent.org at the top? Forming costs $199, the agent is covered in year one, then $99 a year.
Yes, it costs less than Mainstay Filing over three years, and cost is the question we weigh most.
Nobody files the Annual Report/Renewal for you here.
What the price covers
Utah formation filing
A year of agent service to start
Good news
Year one of the agent comes with it
Starts at $199 over the state fee
Agent renews at $99 afterward
The catch
Filing the Annual Report/Renewal stays on your side
Service fees only, from each company's prices on November 13, 2026. State fees are the same whichever you pick.
What owners want to know
How much should I budget to form an LLC here?
$59 goes to the state. Hiring a service in year one adds $199.
Add the recurring report and the state's fees reach $95 over three years. looked up at commerce.utah.gov in October 2026 to confirm
Which form do I file, and where does it go?
The paper that starts the company is the Certificate of Organization, and it is submitted to the Utah Secretary of State.
Statute: Utah Code § 48-3a-201. Processing time, per the state: Most filings immediately; manual review 5 to 7 business days. looked up at commerce.utah.gov in October 2026 to confirm
Can the LLC go without a registered agent?
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.
looked up at le.utah.gov in October 2026 to confirm
Does the state bill me every year?
After formation you owe the Annual Report/Renewal every year ($18). Be ready by this date, per the state: last day of the entity's anniversary month.
Yes, you can. Filing on your own costs the state's fees only, $95 over three years.
Expect $397 to $597 more over three years if you hire someone.
Why is the list in this order?
UT Registered Agent.org does best on what you pay over three years, which carries 33% of our score.
We weigh five questions: what you pay over three years (33%), chores the price takes care of (29%), answers on the price page (14%), what happens at renewal (13%) and room to add states (11%).
UT Registered Agent.org totals $397 across three years, which is $200 under Mainstay Filing.
How was the bottom line figured? Add the filing fee, the next two reports and the minimum tax if the state has one. Anything with no fixed price, a newspaper notice for instance, is described above and kept out of the sum.
Questions people also ask
How soon does the LLC exist?
Most filings immediately; manual review 5 to 7 business days.
Who applies for the EIN?
With Mainstay Filing it costs nothing extra. UT Registered Agent.org charges $99, Utah Registered Agent.co charges $99.
What if I file the report late?
Expect a $10 late fee.
What do the picks cost over three years?
For three years you would pay $397 at UT Registered Agent.org, $397 at Utah Registered Agent.co, $597 at Mainstay Filing, before state fees.
Are the fees official?
State fees come from Utah's official documents, and service fees come from each company's own pricing page. Both carry dates on this page.
Who should I ask first about a LLC service in Utah?
UT Registered Agent.org, because $199 gets the LLC formed, and the agent renews each year at $99. After that, Utah Registered Agent.co and Mainstay Filing.
Where did we look this up?
Ask-about note for Utah Division of Corporations and: the state publishes it at corporations.utah.gov, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for Utah Division of Corporations and: the state publishes it at corporations.utah.gov, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for Utah report due date: the state publishes it at le.utah.gov, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for Utah Code § 48-3a-201: the state publishes it at le.utah.gov, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for Utah formation fee: Filing fee: the state publishes it at commerce.utah.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for Utah registered agent statute: the state publishes it at le.utah.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for Processing and expedite, official source: the state publishes it at businessregistration.utah.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
UT Registered Agent.org pricing page, read November 13, 2026
Utah Registered Agent.co pricing page, read November 13, 2026
Mainstay Filing Utah service page, read November 13, 2026