Alaska

Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

An LLC formed in Alaska that wants to do business in Ohio files Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio needs nothing from Alaska: no Certificate of Compliance. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Alaska records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Alaska and Ohio side by side

	Alaska formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$99 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	No annual report
Due	January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

From Alaska to Ohio, step by step

We prepare and file Form 617
It lists us as your Ohio statutory agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date. No Alaska paperwork holds up the Ohio filing. After approval, your Alaska LLC is registered with Ohio.

Will your Alaska name work for Ohio?

We search Ohio's records for Alaska's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Ohio agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: Ohio and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Ohio

A corporation formed in Alaska files Form 530A with Ohio ($99 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Ohio into Alaska

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Ohio

Does my Alaska company need to register in Ohio?

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

How much does it cost to register an Alaska LLC in Ohio?

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Alaska.

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

No, Ohio takes Form 617 without it.

How long does the Ohio registration take?

Ohio's standard processing takes 3 to 7 business days; nothing comes from Alaska first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

An Alaska company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Ohio for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Ohio LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Ohio yearly report, and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

Alaska companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the Ohio registration and Alaska's filings stay in place.

Official sources

People also search

LLC into Ohio, by home state (48)

Alaska into other states (47)

The same move for a corporation