Utah Business Incorporation Package to Incorporate Corporation
Forms you’ll find in this package
- Utah Articles of Incorporation for Domestic For-Profit Corporation
- Utah Bylaws for Corporation
- Annual Minutes
- Notices, Resolutions, Simple Stock Ledger and Certificate
- Minutes for Organizational Meeting
- Sample Transmittal Letter to Secretary of State's Office to File Articles of Incorporation
- Application for Name Reservation
- Election of 'S' Corporation Status and Instructions - IRS 2553
- I.R.S. Form SS-4 (to obtain your federal identification number)
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One of the main reasons to form a corporation or LLC for a small business is to avoid personal liability for the business' debts. As we mentioned earlier, corporations and LLCs have their own legal existence. It's the corporation or LLC that owns the business, its assets, debts, and liabilities.
Requirements for Incorporating in Utah A Utah corporation is formed by filing articles of incorporation with and paying a filing fee to the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code of the Department of Commerce. A corporation legally exists when the articles are filed, unless the articles specify a later date.
Business Name Reservation Form (Corps and LLCs) Articles of Incorporation (Corps only) Articles of Organization (LLCs only) Corporate Bylaws (Corps only) Operating Agreement (LLCs only)
Income tax rates are lower for corporations than for the personal income received by sole proprietors. Using tax planning, the tax burden can be reduced by earning income through your corporation as an incorporated contractors, due to the lower corporate tax rates.
Both types of entities have the significant legal advantage of helping to protect assets from creditors and providing an extra layer of protection against legal liability. In general, the creation and management of an LLC are much easier and more flexible than that of a corporation.
The Government fee for incorporation is $275.00 plus the cost of a NUANS search. Corporate Registry offices throughout the Province will also have an additional administrative fee that is approximately $225.00, making the total cost of incorporation over $500.00.
If you incorporate your small business, you can determine when and how you receive income from the business, which is a real tax advantage. Instead of taking a salary from the business when the business receives income, being incorporated allows you to take your income at a time when you'll pay less in tax.
If you want sole or primary control of the business and its activities, a sole proprietorship or an LLC might be the best choice for you. You can negotiate such control in a partnership agreement as well. A corporation is constructed to have a board of directors that makes the major decisions that guide the company.
If you form your LLC yourself, you will just pay the state filing fees (see below for a list of all 50 states' filing fees). If you hire a lawyer, it will cost you between $1,000 and $1,500.LLC state filing fees range between $40 and $500. As of 2020, the average filing fee for an LLC in the United States is $132.
