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Foreign registration · Form 50

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

Oregon registers a corporation from Ohio as a foreign corporation on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Ohio and Oregon side by side

	Ohio formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$5	$275 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due		Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How Ohio companies register with Oregon

We prepare and file Form 50
It lists us as your Oregon registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Ohio certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Ohio corporation is registered with Oregon.

Will your Ohio name work for Oregon?

We check your exact Ohio name against Oregon's records before filing.

Agents: Oregon and Ohio

Oregon calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Oregon papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Oregon and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($275). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Oregon

An LLC formed in Ohio files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oregon into Ohio

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

Common questions: Ohio to Oregon

Does my Ohio company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once an Ohio business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Oregon issues one to Ohio corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Oregon registration cost?

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Oregon?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Oregon's report ($275).

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Ohio companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Ohio's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in Ohio?

It files Form 530A with $99 in state fees.

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