Start an LLC in Lehi, Utah

Doing business in Lehi

Lehi sits at the north end of Utah County at the center of the tech corridor known as Silicon Slopes. Venture-backed startups often choose a corporation here, while contractors and service firms keep to LLCs. Lehi's Thanksgiving Point and Traverse Mountain areas house many tech offices; startups planning equity rounds commonly incorporate, while their contractors form LLCs. Lehi grew quickly from a farm town into a major suburb, and much of its new commercial space sits along Interstate 15 and the Mountain View Corridor. Remote employees of the local tech firms who also freelance on the side commonly form a single-member LLC and later elect S corporation tax treatment once profits justify payroll.

Lehi had 93,446 residents in 2024, the seventh largest city in Utah by the Census Bureau's estimate, inside Utah County (22,527 establishments and an average wage of $62,648 countywide). City hall is at 153 N 100 E, Lehi, UT 84043. The combined sales tax inside Lehi is 7.45 percent for the fourth quarter of 2026, 0.10 points above unincorporated Utah County. The city holds 12.5 percent of Utah County's 747,234 residents and 2.7 percent of all Utahns. On a $1,000 taxable sale, the 7.45 percent rate adds $74.50.

Your LLC or corporation is filed with the state, but a business located in Lehi also needs a Lehi business license before it opens, and zoning or home occupation approval if it runs from a house. If you trade under a name other than the registered one, the DBA is registered statewide with the Division of Corporations for $22, not with the city.

Lehi City Hall and business license

The Division filing does not license you to operate in Lehi. Expect the city to ask for your entity name, Utah entity number, location and type of activity, and to set its own fee and inspections.

Sales tax in Lehi

The combined rate inside Lehi is 7.45% for October through December 2026: the 4.85 percent state rate plus county and city options. Rates can change each quarter, so check the State Tax Commission table before you price.

Trade names are statewide

A DBA in Utah is registered with the Division of Corporations for $22, not with Lehi. Register it before you advertise under the name. The registration needs a registered agent, and an expired DBA cannot be reinstated, only registered again.