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Foreign registration · no form number

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from Ohio as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Ohio records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Ohio and Nebraska side by side

	Ohio formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$5	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due		April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Ohio to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Ohio certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Ohio name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Nebraska filing goes in. After approval, your Ohio corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Ohio companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$314

Will your Ohio name work for Nebraska?

If another Nebraska company uses the Ohio name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Ohio name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Your Nebraska agent and the Ohio one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Ohio says statutory agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Ohio files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Ohio

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Nebraska

Does my Ohio company need to register in Nebraska?

Yes, once an Ohio business operates there; Nebraska registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Nebraska issues one to Ohio corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in Nebraska?

$309 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $314 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Nebraska for year one.

Will Nebraska accept my Ohio name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Ohio name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Ohio companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Ohio's filings.

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