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Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Ohio registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Ohio and Washington side by side

	Ohio formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due		Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Ohio to Washington, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of Ohio's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

First-year cost, Ohio to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$404

Your Ohio name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Ohio one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Washington

An LLC formed in Ohio files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in Ohio

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

Questions Ohio owners ask about Washington

Does my Ohio company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Ohio corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $404 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Ohio companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Ohio's filings.

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