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Invest in Utah

A short guide for companies expanding into Utah: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.

1. Utah at a glance

Currency and inflation: see the United States at a glance

2. Before you set up

The body that handles foreign investment, Utah’s limits on foreign ownership, the zones and other rules for investors, as the guide found them.

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Investment rules across the United States: see Invest in the United States

3. Steps to set up

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Setting up in Utah

  1. Register a foreign entity with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code before doing business in Utah; Senate Bill 40 sets filing rules from October 1, 2026.Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial CodeOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Utah Legislature, Senate Bill 40 (2026), bill page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  2. Register for state taxes with the State Tax Commission; the corporate franchise and income tax rate is 4.45 percent for tax years from January 1, 2026.Utah State Tax CommissionOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Utah Legislature, Senate Bill 60 (2026), bill page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  3. Before you buy or lease land, check whether any party is a restricted foreign entity under Utah Code Title 63L, Chapter 13.Utah Department of Public SafetyOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Utah Code 63L-13-201, current version, read November 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  4. Ask World Trade Center Utah whether your site can use Foreign-Trade Zone 30 to defer or reduce duties.World Trade Center UtahOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: World Trade Center Utah, Foreign-Trade Zone page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

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  1. Ask EDCUtah for site selection help and incentive guidance if you are expanding or relocating.Economic Development Corporation of UtahOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: EDCUtah, Business Expansion and Relocation page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

Steps that apply across the United States: see Invest in the United States

4. Organizations that help investors

Start with GOED. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

Investment and business setup

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Customs and tax

Chambers and industry associations

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5. Worth knowing

Across the United States: see Worth knowing in Invest in the United States

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Promote:Utah is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.

Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 4, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.