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Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code

Utah business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Utah. The steps below show how to search Utah's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Utah registry records are on the official site.

Utah registry at a glance

Registry agency
Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Phone
801-530-4849
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address
160 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Mailing address
P.O. Box 146705, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6705
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; closed on state and federal holidays
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number
Entity number. A base number, a hyphen and a four-digit type code, for example 7912582-0142 (domestic business corporation), 10577959-0160 (domestic LLC), 5290169-0151 (assumed name).
Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06

How to search the Utah registry

The Business Registration System, Business Entity Search searches by name (starts with, contains, or exact match), entity number, domicile name, principal name and registered agent name.

  1. Open businessregistration.utah.gov and choose Search Business Entity Records under Additional Options.Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  2. Enter a name, entity number, domicile name, principal name or registered agent name, and pick Starts With, Contains or Exact Match.Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  3. Wait for the automatic security check to show success, then select Search.Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  4. Read the results for status, status details, type and entity number.Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
  5. Select the entity name to view its registered agent, principals and filing history.Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Open the official Utah search →

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN
Internal Revenue Service
Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.
Source: irs.gov
Entity number
Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Identifies the entity's record in the Utah registry. A base number, a hyphen and a four-digit type code, for example 7912582-0142 (domestic business corporation), 10577959-0160 (domestic LLC), 5290169-0151 (assumed name).
Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Utah State Tax Commission account
Utah State Tax Commission
Tax accounts are kept by the State Tax Commission and differ from the federal EIN and from the Division's entity number; some registrations are routed to the Tax Commission for review.

What a Utah status means

Active - Current
The entity is registered and its renewal is current.
Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Delinquent
The entity missed its annual renewal and the division has mailed a delinquency notice to the registered agent.
Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Expired / Inactive - Administratively Dissolved
The entity did not answer the delinquency notice; the division mails an expiration notice and the record becomes inactive. Reinstatement needs $18 for each missed year plus a $10 delinquency fee.
Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Inactive - Voluntarily Dissolved
The entity filed its own dissolution.
Source: businessregistration.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation
$59 (certificate of organization)
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation
$59 (articles of incorporation)
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing
Annual Report / Renewal
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC
$18 (includes a $5 portal surcharge)
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation
$18 (includes a $5 portal surcharge)
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due
Due each year on the anniversary of registration (every 3 years for an assumed name); a renewal postcard goes to the registered agent, and renewal opens 60 days before the anniversary.
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing
A $10 late renewal fee; the entity goes delinquent, then expires if it does not respond to the delinquency notice.
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with
Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, online through the Business Registration System
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporate franchise tax (minimum tax)
Utah State Tax Commission. Form TC-20 is due by the 15th day of the fourth month after the tax year ends, or the federal due date if later. Every C corporation incorporated, qualified or doing business in Utah files a franchise tax return and pays at least the $100 minimum tax; S corporations are exempt from the minimum.
Source: tax.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note
Fiscal Year 2026 fee schedule, effective July 1, 2025. Late renewal fee $10. LLPs and LPs pay $70 to form. Domestic corporation or LLC reinstatement costs $54 plus $18 for each missed year and a $10 delinquency fee.
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Utah

Registered agent
Each registered entity keeps a registered agent, who receives the renewal and delinquency notices; the public search can look up entities by agent name.
Source: commerce.utah.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Utah businesses on file

Sources

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