Domestic Limited Liability Partnership

A Domestic Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is a business relationship in which one partner is not responsible for the negligent acts committed by another partner or by the employees not under that partner's supervision. A Domestic Limited Liability Partnership is essentially a General Partnership, but each partner is not liable for certain acts of other partners. A Domestic LLP also limits the personal liability of a partner for the errors, omissions, incompetence, or negligence of the partnership's employees or other agents.

The Division offers filings on two different LLPs: a Domestic LLP (located in Utah) and a Foreign LLP (outside of Utah).

State laws vary regarding LLPs and only about half of the states recognize them. Each of the partners (there can be more than 2) shares in the profits and shares in the debts of the LLP, including losses, unless the partner is a limited partner. A LLP is considered an association of co-owners for tax purposes, and each co-owner is taxed on their proportional share of the LLP profits.

Register a Business

  1. Log in to businessregistration.utah.gov  using your UtahID. If you do not have a UtahID, you will create one on the login page.
  2. Select "Formations” from the menu on the left and choose the entity type (Domestic, Foreign, DBA, etc.).
  3. Follow the instructions to complete your filing by providing required information such as business classification, name availability, registered agent, and principal information.

File an Annual Report/Renewal

  1. Log in to businessregistration.utah.gov  using your UtahID. If you do not have a UtahID, you will create one on the login page.
  2. Select "Renewals" from the menu on the left and select the appropriate option.
  3. Search for your entity by name OR number.
  4. Select the radio button next to the entity and then click "Select", then click “Next”.

File an Amendment

  1. Log in to businessregistration.utah.gov  using your UtahID. If you do not have a UtahID, you will create one on the login page.
  2. From the dashboard, click "File On An Existing Business".
  3. Enter the name or entity number into the appropriate field and click "Search".
  4. Select the bubble next to the entity you are filing on and then click "Select Entity".
  5. At the bottom, select filing type from the drop-down list.
  6. From there, continue following online steps as directed.

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