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Start Uber in Utah: full reference guide

Use this page when you want the complete dense version: all sections, all appendices, and the full official source directory in one scrollable reference surface.

Last verified: April 29, 2026 Reference mode Dense appendix

Built from reviewed public pages for Utah, IRS, FinCEN, Salt Lake City, Uber. Use it as a first-pass guide, then verify the official links that match your setup.

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  1. Use the fast-answer and official-links sections first if you only need the main route and source trail.
  2. Open the entity, setup, tax, and local sections only where your exact launch path actually branches.
  3. Use the full source directory last as the appendix, not the starting point, unless you already know the exact agency task.
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Start here Fast answer If you want to drive with Uber in Utah, the current safest launch order is: Everyone 5 steps

If you want to drive with Uber in Utah, the current safest launch order is:

  1. Choose your setup: sole proprietorship vs single-member LLC.
  2. Close the Utah startup, tax, and Salt Lake City address branch before depending on trips.
  3. Complete Uber signup, screening, vehicle, insurance, and payout setup using the live Salt Lake City market flow.
  4. Treat Utah's statewide TNC law, the Salt Lake City home-base branch, and the SLC airport branch as separate decision lanes.
  5. Start with ordinary city trips first and add SLC only after the airport branch closes on the action date.

Practical first-launch recommendation

For a first launch, keep the lane simple:

close the state and city basics,

finish the Uber account and document path,

keep insurer fit separate from generic public Uber wording,

and add SLC only after the ordinary city-trip lane is stable.

If the fact pattern changes, reopen the state-code branch first, then the city branch, then the airport branch, then the live platform branch.

Avoid these first-launch mistakes

  • Treating the statewide TNC chapter as if it closes the city branch.
  • Treating generic Uber public pages as a substitute for a carrier answer.
  • Treating SLC like ordinary curbside city work.

Utah-Specific Friction

Utah's statewide TNC legal floor is now clear enough that reopening statewide law is no longer the main risk.

  • Utah's statewide TNC legal floor is now clear enough that reopening statewide law is no longer the main risk.
  • Salt Lake City keeps an address-specific licensing, home-business, zoning, and fee branch.
  • Public Uber age and vehicle wording remains time-sensitive enough that the live market screen still matters before you spend money.
  • SLC airport-heavy work still needs action-date provider / badge narrowing even though the curb and staging branch is now much better sourced.

Uber-Specific Friction

The live Uber market screen still controls final vehicle fit.

  • The live Uber market screen still controls final vehicle fit.
  • Background check, document, and payout mismatch issues can still slow activation.
  • SLC is queue-driven and should not be treated as ordinary curbside city work.
  • Airport-owned pages and Uber's airport-driver page should stay separated from the broader airport provider-registration pages until the exact airport-heavy operating facts are confirmed.

Insurance Reality

Do not treat general personal-auto coverage as if it automatically closes TNC use.

  • Do not treat general personal-auto coverage as if it automatically closes TNC use.
  • Keep Utah's TNC insurance statute, your direct carrier answer, and the public Uber insurance page separate.
  • Utah's statute is strong enough to close the statewide legal floor, but it does not replace the personal-policy fit check.
  • Airport-heavy work can also change the operational risk pattern, so re-check the carrier answer before you depend on SLC volume.
Back to top Next: Quick-start checklist
Checklist Quick-start checklist Use the research-backed checklist groups before you spend, before your first sale, and before launch goes live. Everyone 3 groups

Do these before you spend money

  • Pick the legal shell.
  • Pick the public-name branch.
  • Decide whether the first lane will be ordinary city rides only.
  • Verify the current Uber age gate in the live Salt Lake City signup flow before spending on a vehicle or rental.
  • Check the live vehicle-eligibility screen before you buy, finance, repair, or switch cars for platform use.
  • Check whether the real address creates a Salt Lake City, lease, parking, or HOA branch before you assume a home base is friction-free.

Do these before your first paid trip

  • Form the business or file the Utah DBA branch if needed.
  • Get an EIN from the IRS if applicable.
  • Open a dedicated business bank account.
  • Keep the Utah tax-account branch fact-specific instead of importing seller-permit logic from another business model.
  • Confirm whether the actual address triggers Salt Lake City business-license, home-business, zoning, or planning review.
  • Create the Uber driver account, upload the documents, and clear screening.

Do these before launch goes live

  • Confirm the vehicle, insurance, and document set are fully approved.
  • Set up weekly payouts and confirm any optional cash-out path is actually eligible.
  • Start mileage, toll, parking, and receipt tracking from day one.
  • Re-check SLC pickup, dropoff, staging, and queue rules if you will do airport trips.
  • Start with ordinary city rides before airport-heavy work.
Back to top Next: Official links you will use first
Choose your setup Entity choice Compare the sole-proprietor and single-member LLC paths before banking, tax setup, and platform onboarding. Everyone 2 options

Sole proprietor

Best for: - Utah's DBA guidance keeps the assumed-name branch separate from true-name operation.

What it means

Why someone chooses it

Main downside:

single-member LLC

Best for: - Utah uses a Certificate of Organization.

What it means

Why someone chooses it

Main downside:

Back to top Next: What to do in order
Main path What to do in order The full end-to-end setup path, kept in the same order as the researched guide. Everyone 14 steps

  1. 1. Choose the lowest-risk service lane

    Main guide step 1

    For a first launch, stay inside the simplest lane:

    • ordinary personal-vehicle rides,
    • one founder-managed vehicle,
    • no premium, limousine, taxi, or fleet assumptions,
    • and no airport-heavy plan until the base account is stable.

  2. 2. Choose your name and public identity

    Main guide step 2

    You need to decide whether you are:

    Why it matters: Important:

    • operating under your own legal name,
    • using a Utah DBA,
    • or driving through an LLC with or without a separate public-facing name.
    • your Uber profile does not replace legal registration,
    • and the public-name branch is separate from platform onboarding.

  3. 3. Form the business and close the name branch

    Main guide step 3

    If you choose sole proprietor:

    Why it matters: If you choose single-member LLC:

    • operate under your legal name or close the Utah DBA branch first.
    • check the name,
    • file the Utah Certificate of Organization,
    • get the EIN,
    • calendar the annual renewal immediately,
    • and add the DBA branch later only if the public name differs.

  4. 4. Get the EIN

    Main guide step 4

    Use the direct IRS path if needed.

    • Use the direct IRS path if needed.
    • Many sole proprietors can technically operate without an EIN, but it can still make banking and tax administration cleaner.

  5. 5. Open banking and bookkeeping

    Main guide step 5

    Do this right away:

    • open a dedicated account,
    • keep platform income and expenses separate from personal funds,
    • save every toll, parking, insurance, cleaning, maintenance, and payout record,
    • and build a mileage and tax file from day one.

  6. 6. Keep Utah tax registration fact-specific

    Main guide step 6

    Utah's Tax Commission routes tax-account setup through TAP / TC-69 when a Utah tax account is actually needed.

    • Utah's Tax Commission routes tax-account setup through TAP / TC-69 when a Utah tax account is actually needed.
    • This packet does not assume a routine Utah seller-license branch for ordinary solo rideshare driving.
    • Keep self-employment records and the founder-side driver lane separate from storefront or resale assumptions.

  7. 7. Close the Salt Lake City branch if the address is there

    Main guide step 7

    Salt Lake City's business-licensing page says businesses engaging in business within city limits generally need a valid business license and that commercial licenses go through zoning, building, and fire review.

    • Salt Lake City's business-licensing page says businesses engaging in business within city limits generally need a valid business license and that commercial licenses go through zoning, building, and fire review.
    • Salt Lake City's application page also says a business operated from home does not need a business license unless it causes an impact to the neighborhood, and tells operators to confirm that branch with Business Licensing directly.
    • If you choose or need a home-business license, Salt Lake City says to apply online and upload the Home Occupation form during the application.
    • Use the zoning lookup map and the Planning Counter / One-Stop Shop for the actual address instead of assuming every city address closes the same way.

  8. 8. Reopen the employer branch only if you hire

    Main guide step 8

    If you do not hire anyone yet, skip this for now.

    Why it matters: If you hire:

    • register the employer branch through Utah's unemployment system,
    • complete any needed tax-account setup separately,
    • and keep workers' compensation separate from the driver-side auto-insurance answer.

  9. 9. Build the Uber account

    Main guide step 9

    Use the public Salt Lake City Uber driver page together with the public requirements, upload-workflow, screening, vehicle, insurance, and payout pages as the current platform baseline.

    • Use the public Salt Lake City Uber driver page together with the public requirements, upload-workflow, screening, vehicle, insurance, and payout pages as the current platform baseline.
    • Keep the exact age gate and the live market vehicle screen action-dated before you buy or switch vehicles.
    • Upload the driver license, residency proof, insurance proof, vehicle documents, and profile photo through the app or dashboard path that Uber currently shows.

  10. 10. Clear screening and document review

    Main guide step 10

    Treat background check, driving-history review, and document approval as real activation gates.

    • Treat background check, driving-history review, and document approval as real activation gates.
    • Keep rejection reasons and review timing visible instead of assuming every upload clears on the first pass.
    • Do not assume Utah's lower legal age floor closes Uber's stricter passenger-driver platform floor.

  11. 11. Confirm vehicle fit before spending money

    Main guide step 11

    Use the live market-eligibility screen before you buy, finance, rent, or repair a vehicle for this work.

    • Use the live market-eligibility screen before you buy, finance, rent, or repair a vehicle for this work.
    • Keep the public Uber vehicle baseline in view: eligible 4-door configuration, enough seats, clean-title expectations, and local model-year variation.
    • Re-check registration and insurance documents before launch, not after the first rejection.

  12. 12. Keep Utah driver insurance in its own lane

    Main guide step 12

    Utah's statewide legal floor is now source-closed enough for launch planning: 13-51-108 requires primary coverage, keeps the 1,000,000 per-occurrence prearranged-ride floor explicit, keeps the waiting-period 50/100/30 floor explicit, and also requires PIP, UM, and UIM where applicable.

    • Utah's statewide legal floor is now source-closed enough for launch planning: 13-51-108 requires primary coverage, keeps the 1,000,000 per-occurrence prearranged-ride floor explicit, keeps the waiting-period 50/100/30 floor explicit, and also requires PIP, UM, and UIM where applicable.
    • Utah allows the driver, the TNC, or both together to satisfy that coverage stack, so do not assume the entire answer sits only with the driver or only with the platform.
    • Utah also says a personal auto insurer does not have to cover transportation network services, so the public Uber insurance page should stay separate from your direct carrier answer.
    • If the TNC does not purchase the full compliant coverage on the driver's behalf, Utah says the TNC must verify the driver bought compliant coverage.

  13. 13. Set up payout and receipt workflow

    Main guide step 13

    Keep the weekly earnings cycle explicit so the cash-flow branch does not stay fuzzy.

    • Keep the weekly earnings cycle explicit so the cash-flow branch does not stay fuzzy.
    • Use instant or next-day cash out only if the bank or debit-card path is actually eligible.
    • Reconcile tolls, parking, incentives, and trip adjustments against the earnings statement instead of guessing at net pay.

  14. 14. Treat SLC as a separate airport appendix

    Main guide step 14

    Salt Lake City International publicly says TNCs can pick up and drop off passengers at SLC if they have an airport operating permit, and the public airport page points pickups to curbside signs on the ground-level B-Lane.

    • Salt Lake City International publicly says TNCs can pick up and drop off passengers at SLC if they have an airport operating permit, and the public airport page points pickups to curbside signs on the ground-level B-Lane.
    • The airport-owned pickup and dropoff map says the elevated roadway is for third-level passenger dropoff and the far-left lane on the ground level is for pickup.
    • The public Uber SLC driver page adds the live staging and queue rules: the designated staging area is at 473 N Wright Brothers, pickup requests run FIFO, the main lot is limited to up to 1 hour, the ExpressMatch feeder lot is limited to up to 20 minutes, and staging anywhere else on airport property can trigger citations.
    • The airport's broader ground-transportation operating-requirements and badging pages also talk in provider terms about city licensing, company registration, driver badging, and other airport registration steps, so keep that airport-heavy provider branch explicit instead of assuming every solo Uber driver always must or never must complete a separate airport filing outside Uber's own airport access structure.

Best practical order for the LLC launch path

  1. Choose the service lane first.
  2. Choose the legal shell and public-name posture.
  3. Check the name and file the Utah Certificate of Organization if using an LLC.
  4. Get the EIN.
  5. Open the bank account and bookkeeping routine.
  6. Calendar the annual LLC renewal immediately.
  7. Keep the Utah tax-account question fact-specific instead of importing seller logic from another business model.
  8. Check whether the real address triggers the Salt Lake City branch.
  9. Build the Uber account and upload documents.
  10. Confirm the carrier answer, vehicle fit, and activation status.
  11. Add SLC only after the ordinary city-trip lane is stable.
Back to top Next: Utah tax stack
State filing and tax Utah tax stack Keep the Utah registration, tax, and maintenance rules together while you launch. Everyone 7 checks

1. EIN

A single-member LLC generally needs an EIN.

  • A single-member LLC generally needs an EIN.
  • A sole proprietor may not always need one federally, but it is often the cleaner operating choice for banking and payout paperwork.

2. Utah tax-account path when a Utah account is actually needed

Utah's tax-account path runs through TAP / TC-69.

  • Utah's tax-account path runs through TAP / TC-69.
  • Use that branch when the actual facts create a Utah tax-account need rather than assuming it always applies on day one.

3. Do not assume a default seller-license branch for ordinary rideshare driving

This packet does not treat ordinary solo rideshare driving as an automatic Utah seller-permit lane.

  • This packet does not treat ordinary solo rideshare driving as an automatic Utah seller-permit lane.
  • Keep service-work facts separate from retail, resale, or marketplace-only assumptions from other packets.

4. Keep entity renewal separate from tax registration

Utah entity renewal and Utah tax-account setup are different branches with different offices and timing.

  • Utah entity renewal and Utah tax-account setup are different branches with different offices and timing.
  • Do not assume forming or renewing the entity automatically closes the tax-account question.

5. Keep driver records live from day one

Keep mileage, tolls, parking, maintenance, payout statements, and insurance records organized from the first trip onward.

  • Keep mileage, tolls, parking, maintenance, payout statements, and insurance records organized from the first trip onward.
  • The practical tax risk in this lane is weak records, not just missing a form name.

6. Reopen payroll and withholding only if employees are hired

Do not import employer withholding or unemployment logic into the baseline solo-driver tax lane.

  • Do not import employer withholding or unemployment logic into the baseline solo-driver tax lane.
  • Reopen those branches only if the business starts paying employees.

7. Reopen the tax branch when the facts change

Re-check the Utah tax-account posture if the business changes entity, address, work pattern, or staffing.

  • Re-check the Utah tax-account posture if the business changes entity, address, work pattern, or staffing.
  • Keep city, airport, and platform changes separate instead of flattening them into one tax answer.
Back to top Next: Uber account and operations
Platform setup Uber account and operations Use this section for the Uber-specific account, plan, eligibility, and operations work. Everyone 0 steps
Back to top Next: Local permits and Salt Lake City branch
Local branch Local permits and Salt Lake City branch These local and city checks can still change the answer even after the state and platform path is clear. Location-specific 2 branches

Local permits and location checks

Utah still pushes many practical address questions to the city level.

  • Utah still pushes many practical address questions to the city level.
  • Utah's licensing guide says businesses should license with the municipality where they are doing business.
  • Counties control the local branch in unincorporated areas.
  • If the business base is in Salt Lake City, keep the business-license, home-business, zoning, planning, and fee branches explicit.
  • Salt Lake City publicly says businesses operating from home may not need a business license unless the business causes an impact to the neighborhood, so confirm that branch directly instead of guessing.
  • Use the zoning lookup map for the actual property instead of assuming every residential address closes the same way.
  • Use the Planning Counter / One-Stop Shop when the address, parking, or land-use branch is unclear.
  • Do not treat city licensing as automatically satisfied by state formation or by Uber account approval.
  • Do not treat the statewide TNC chapter as a substitute for local address closeout.
  • Keep the SLC airport branch separate from the city branch because airport curb access does not answer local home-base licensing or zoning.

Salt Lake City Appendix

Salt Lake City's business-licensing page says businesses engaging in business within city limits generally need a valid business license, and commercial licenses are reviewed for zoning, building, and fire compliance.

  • Salt Lake City's business-licensing page says businesses engaging in business within city limits generally need a valid business license, and commercial licenses are reviewed for zoning, building, and fire compliance.
  • Salt Lake City's application page also says a business operating from home does not need a business license unless it causes an impact to the neighborhood, and directs operators to confirm that branch with Business Licensing.
  • If a home-business license is desired or required, the city says to apply online and upload the Home Occupation form during the application.
  • Salt Lake City's FY2026 consolidated fee schedule amended on January 29, 2026 shows a base home-occupation business-license fee of $153, a base commercial business-license fee of $193, and an annual $28 employee fee if the business has more than one employee.
  • The official zoning lookup map lets founders identify the zoning district for a real address, and the Planning Counter / One-Stop Shop is the city's first-contact path for project and land-use questions.
  • That makes the local branch concrete and address-based rather than a generic statewide rideshare answer.
Back to top Next: Employees and insurance
Optional branch Employees and insurance Use this branch if you plan to hire or need the insurance follow-up that comes with scaling. Only if hiring or scaling 5 branches

1. Employer registration

Utah routes unemployment registration through Workforce Services.

  • Utah routes unemployment registration through Workforce Services.
  • Keep any needed tax-account setup separate instead of assuming one employer login closes every filing branch.

2. Workers' compensation

Utah generally requires workers' compensation coverage for employees, subject to limited exceptions.

  • Utah generally requires workers' compensation coverage for employees, subject to limited exceptions.
  • Do not treat driver-side auto coverage as if it closes employer-side workers' compensation.

3. Keep employer coverage separate from driver-side TNC insurance

Employer payroll and workers' compensation obligations are different from the auto-insurance stack used for rideshare driving.

  • Employer payroll and workers' compensation obligations are different from the auto-insurance stack used for rideshare driving.
  • Keep those two branches separate in planning and recordkeeping.

4. Treat waiver or exemption claims as narrow fact patterns

Utah provides waiver and verification tools for some coverage questions.

  • Utah provides waiver and verification tools for some coverage questions.
  • This packet does not treat those tools as a broad exemption shortcut for an ordinary small employer.

Insurance Reality

Do not treat general personal-auto coverage as if it automatically closes TNC use.

  • Do not treat general personal-auto coverage as if it automatically closes TNC use.
  • Keep Utah's TNC insurance statute, your direct carrier answer, and the public Uber insurance page separate.
  • Utah's statute is strong enough to close the statewide legal floor, but it does not replace the personal-policy fit check.
  • Airport-heavy work can also change the operational risk pattern, so re-check the carrier answer before you depend on SLC volume.
Back to top Next: Ongoing compliance calendar
Stay compliant Ongoing compliance calendar Keep the recurring compliance checks and live-operating routine visible after launch. Everyone 5 groups

Before first trip

  • Finish entity and naming steps.
  • Open banking and mileage tracking.
  • Confirm the actual address does not create a Salt Lake City branch you skipped.
  • Confirm the vehicle clears the live Uber market flow and the insurance posture matches rideshare use.
  • Confirm the driver account is fully active instead of assuming document upload alone closed activation.
  • Confirm the weekly payout setup is complete.

Before first SLC pickup

  • Re-check the current airport-owned pickup and dropoff geometry.
  • Re-check the live Uber SLC staging, queue, and ExpressMatch rules.
  • Confirm whether the broader airport provider / badge branch affects your actual airport-heavy fact pattern.
  • Do not rely on airport trips until those same-day checks close cleanly.

Monthly

  • Reconcile payouts, tolls, parking, maintenance, and tax reserves.
  • Re-check whether the work is drifting into airport-heavy dependence.
  • Check for looming document-expiration, registration, or insurance-renewal dates.

Quarterly

  • Review whether the work pattern, city branch, or airport use changed enough to reopen local research.
  • Review whether the cash-flow and tax-reserve plan still fits actual earnings.

Annual or when facts change

  • Reopen the city branch if the address changes.
  • Reopen the insurer branch if the vehicle, carrier, or work pattern changes.
  • Re-check SLC instructions and airport-heavy provider rules before relying on airport trips routinely.
  • Re-check the live Uber age, vehicle, insurance, airport, and payout pages before reusing this packet later.
Back to top Next: Common mistakes
Avoid these Common mistakes These are the repeated beginner errors called out in the research pack. Everyone 6 mistakes

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the statewide TNC chapter as if it closes the city branch.
  • Treating generic Uber public pages as a substitute for a carrier answer.
  • Treating SLC like ordinary curbside city work.
  • Treating the airport's broader provider / badge pages as if they automatically vanish, or as if they automatically become a universal beginner-side filing list, without checking how the live Uber airport structure actually closes your facts.
  • Spending on a vehicle before the live Salt Lake City vehicle screen closes cleanly.
  • Letting payout, mileage, and document-renewal routines stay informal after activation.

Practical first-launch recommendation

For a first launch, keep the lane simple:

close the state and city basics,

finish the Uber account and document path,

keep insurer fit separate from generic public Uber wording,

and add SLC only after the ordinary city-trip lane is stable.

If the fact pattern changes, reopen the state-code branch first, then the city branch, then the airport branch, then the live platform branch.

Back to top Next: Full official source directory
Full appendix Full official source directory Every official source row from the research pack, kept in its full table structure. Everyone 36 rows

Source group

Statewide Start

Utah.gov

State start-here page

Form / portal Government Requirements
Fee None for the page
Timing First planning step
Who needs it Everyone

Statewide start page linking business registration, local licensing, tax registration, and labor resources.

Open official link

Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code

State business portal

Form / portal Business Registration System
Fee Varies by filing
Timing Before entity or DBA filings
Who needs it Founders creating or renewing Utah entities

Main UtahID-based filing portal for formations, renewals, amendments, and DBA registrations.

Open official link

Source group

Entity Formation And Name Branch

Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code

Formation hub

Form / portal Form a New Business
Fee Varies
Timing Before launch
Who needs it Filing entities

Main Utah entity-formation hub.

Open official link

Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code

LLC formation filing

Form / portal Certificate of Organization instructions
Fee $59
Timing At formation
Who needs it single-member LLC founders

Current public instructions show the Utah LLC formation fee at $59.

Open official link

Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code

Local-name / DBA branch

Form / portal DBA guidance
Fee Varies by filing
Timing Before using a public name if needed
Who needs it Sole proprietors and entities using a DBA

Utah's DBA page confirms the assumed-name branch is separate from true-name operation.

Open official link

Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code

Utah DBA filing

Form / portal Business Name Registration / DBA Application
Fee $22 new filing
Timing Before using a public-facing business name
Who needs it Sole proprietors and entities using another name

The reviewed public form says the DBA is registered for 3 years when approved.

Open official link

Source group

Federal And State Tax Setup

IRS

EIN overview and online application

Form / portal EIN application
Fee Free
Timing Early in setup
Who needs it LLCs, employers, founders wanting an EIN

Use the direct IRS path only.

Open official link

Utah State Tax Commission

Utah business tax registration hub

Form / portal TC-69
Fee None for the registration itself
Timing Before a Utah tax account is needed
Who needs it Businesses needing Utah tax accounts

The Tax Commission routes business tax accounts through TC-69; this packet does not assume a routine seller-license branch for ordinary solo rideshare driving.

Open official link

Utah State Tax Commission

Taxpayer Access Point login and filing

Form / portal TAP
Fee None for the portal
Timing After tax-account setup
Who needs it Registered Utah businesses

TAP is the official filing and payment portal for Utah business taxes and account changes.

Open official link

Source group

Entity Tax Maintenance

Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code

Renewal timing guidance

Form / portal Annual renewal guidance
Fee None for the guidance page
Timing Immediately after formation and then annually
Who needs it single-member LLC founders

Utah says renewals are due one year from registration and annually after that.

Open official link

Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code

Annual LLC renewal fee

Form / portal FY2026 fee schedule
Fee $18 annual LLC renewal; $10 late renewal fee
Timing One year from registration and annually after that
Who needs it single-member LLC founders

Current public fee schedule lists the recurring LLC renewal fee and late fee.

Open official link

Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Code

Assumed-name renewal fee

Form / portal FY2026 fee schedule
Fee $18 assumed-name renewal
Timing Every 3 years after approval
Who needs it Sole proprietors and entities with a DBA

The current public fee schedule keeps the assumed-name renewal cycle separate from the annual LLC renewal cycle.

Open official link

Source group

Federal Reporting

FinCEN

Federal reporting status

Form / portal BOI guidance page
Fee None
Timing Check before filing
Who needs it Everyone forming an entity

As of April 29, 2026, domestic entities are still exempt under the current interim-final-rule posture.

Open official link

Source group

Employees, Payroll, And Insurance

Utah Department of Workforce Services / Utah State Tax Commission

Employer registration

Form / portal New UI account / TC-69 for tax accounts
Fee None stated
Timing When first becoming an employer
Who needs it Businesses hiring employees

Utah routes unemployment and tax-account setup through separate systems.

Open official link

Utah Labor Commission

Workers' compensation

Form / portal Coverage path
Fee Premium-based or varies
Timing Before or at hiring
Who needs it Most employers

Utah says most employers must provide workers' compensation coverage.

Open official link

Source group

State TNC Legal And Insurance Anchor

Utah Legislature

TNC chapter title

Form / portal Transportation Network Company Registration Act
Fee None for the code
Timing Before approval closeout
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

Current chapter anchor for the Utah rideshare lane; the driver-side branch is not a founder-side filing list.

Open official link

Utah Legislature

Exemptions and worker-status boundary

Form / portal 13-51-103
Fee None for the code
Timing Before approval closeout
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

Current code says a TNC and a TNC driver are not subject to the cited motor-carrier, common-carrier, or taxicab requirements, and says the driver is an independent contractor rather than an employee of the TNC.

Open official link

Utah Legislature

Driver requirements and disqualifiers

Form / portal 13-51-107
Fee None for the code
Timing Before launch and whenever the platform-screening posture changes
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

Current code requires the TNC to collect the driver's name, address, age, license, and vehicle-registration proof, obtain background-check consent, and review driving history; it also bars more than 3 moving violations in 3 years, listed convictions in 7 years, registry status, no valid Utah license, or age under 18, lets an airport operator inspect for equipment compliance, and requires proof of compliant insurance while providing transportation network services.

Open official link

Utah Legislature

Insurance requirements

Form / portal 13-51-108
Fee None for the code
Timing Before launch and whenever insurance changes
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

Current code keeps primary coverage, the 1,000,000 per-occurrence prearranged-ride floor, the waiting-period 50/100/30 floor, PIP, and UM/UIM explicit; it allows the driver, the TNC, or both together to satisfy the stack, says a personal policy may exclude TNC use, and says TNC coverage starts with the first dollar if the driver's compliant coverage lapses.

Open official link

Source group

Platform Setup

Uber

Salt Lake City signup overview

Form / portal Sign up to drive in Salt Lake City
Fee No public signup fee identified
Timing Before driving
Who needs it All prospective drivers

Public Salt Lake City page keeps the local signup flow grounded in minimum city age, at least 1 year of driving experience, background check, and document upload, but it does not close the exact numerical passenger-driver age gate by itself.

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Uber

Driver requirements

Form / portal Signup and requirements page
Fee No public signup fee identified
Timing Before driving
Who needs it All prospective drivers

Current public Uber requirements pages remain time-sensitive enough that the exact numerical age wording should be re-checked in the live market flow on the action date; the stable public baseline is city-specific minimum age, licensed driving experience, eligible 4-door vehicle, proof of residency, insurance proof, profile photo, and screening.

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Uber Help

Document upload workflow

Form / portal Help article
Fee None for the page
Timing During onboarding
Who needs it Drivers uploading documents

Public help explains the app and dashboard upload paths, which helps keep document rejection and review timing explicit.

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Uber Help

Vehicle requirements

Form / portal Help article
Fee None for the page
Timing Before buying or switching vehicles
Who needs it Drivers using a vehicle

Public help gives the broad vehicle baseline, including 4 doors, at least 4 riders, clean title status, and local model-year variation, but the live market screen still controls final eligibility.

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Uber Help

Screening process

Form / portal Help article
Fee None for the page
Timing During onboarding
Who needs it All drivers

Public help keeps the background-check process explicit.

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Uber

Driver insurance overview

Form / portal Public insurance page
Fee Driver's own premium varies
Timing Before launch and whenever insurance changes
Who needs it All drivers

Useful platform-owned posture page, but not a substitute for Utah-specific law, carrier closeout, or the personal-policy fit check.

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Uber Help

Weekly earnings and cash-out

Form / portal Help article
Fee None for the page
Timing Before first trip
Who needs it Active drivers

Public help says the weekly cycle runs from 4:00 a.m. Monday to 3:59 a.m. the following Monday, statements post Tuesday, and bank transfers usually arrive within 3 days of cycle end, subject to bank delay.

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Salt Lake City International Airport

Airport ground transportation start point

Form / portal Ground Transportation
Fee None for the page
Timing Before relying on airport-heavy work
Who needs it Drivers using SLC

Official airport page says TNCs can pick up and drop off passengers at SLC if they have an airport operating permit, and it says pickup areas are outside the terminal on the ground-level B-Lane; the page also says Uber is licensed to operate at the airport.

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Salt Lake City International Airport

Airport pickup and dropoff map

Form / portal Pick Up / Drop Off and Park & Wait
Fee None for the page
Timing Before relying on airport-heavy work
Who needs it Drivers using SLC

Airport-owned map and instructions keep the elevated third-level dropoff lane, the far-left ground-level pickup lane, and the Park and Wait branch concrete.

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Salt Lake City International Airport

Airport operating-requirements boundary

Form / portal Operating Requirements
Fee Varies by branch
Timing Before relying on airport-heavy work
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

Public ground-transportation page speaks broadly about company registration, Salt Lake City business licensing or non-city permits, airport badging, and airport registration for ground-transportation providers; because the page is not clearly narrowed to solo app-based Uber work, keep it as a higher-intensity airport-provider branch instead of a universal beginner-side filing list.

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Salt Lake City International Airport

Airport badging page

Form / portal Ground Transportation Drivers badge
Fee $65 for the badge page's listed driver-badge fee
Timing Airport-heavy follow-up
Who needs it Drivers and advisors

Public badging page says ground-transportation drivers must be at least 21, complete fingerprinting and a TSA threat assessment, and allow 5 to 14 days for clearance; because the page is broader than Uber's partner-facing airport page, keep it as an airport-heavy follow-up question rather than a universal beginner step.

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Uber

Platform airport-driver page

Form / portal Public SLC driver-information page
Fee None for the page
Timing Action-date airport closeout
Who needs it Drivers using SLC

Public page adds staging, FIFO, 473 N Wright Brothers, the 1-hour main-lot limit, the 20-minute ExpressMatch feeder-lot limit, and pickup / dropoff specifics; keep it separate from the airport-owned provider pages when airport-heavy operating questions remain open.

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Salt Lake City Branch

Salt Lake City Finance

City business-license page

Form / portal Business Licensing page
Fee None for the page
Timing If business is in Salt Lake City
Who needs it Salt Lake City-based businesses

Salt Lake City says businesses engaging in business within city limits generally need a valid business license, and all commercial licenses must pass zoning, building, and fire review.

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Salt Lake City Finance

City application and home-business path

Form / portal Online application and home-occupation instructions
Fee Varies
Timing If the branch applies
Who needs it Salt Lake City-based businesses

The application page says the city does not require a business license for a home business unless the business causes an impact to the neighborhood, tells founders to contact Business Licensing, and says the Home Occupation form must be uploaded if applying for a home-business license.

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Salt Lake City Maps

City zoning and parcel lookup

Form / portal Zoning Lookup Map
Fee None for the page
Timing Before relying on a home-based address
Who needs it Salt Lake City-based founders

The official zoning map says it is the same zoning data used by Salt Lake City staff, lets founders enter a city address, and points users to the Planning Division before starting a project.

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Salt Lake City Planning Division

City land-use and planning path

Form / portal Starting a Project / Planning Counter
Fee None for the page
Timing Before relying on a home-based address
Who needs it Salt Lake City-based founders

Planning says the One-Stop Shop / Planning Counter is the first contact for development-related questions and says founders should use the zoning map and zoning ordinance to understand what is allowed on the property.

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Salt Lake City

City fee schedule

Form / portal FY2026 consolidated fee schedule
Fee Home occupation base fee $153; commercial base fee $193; employee fee $28 if more than one employee
Timing If a city license applies
Who needs it Salt Lake City-based businesses

Current Salt Lake City fee schedule amended January 29, 2026 shows the business-license base fees used in this packet.

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