Colorado

Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

Ohio registers an LLC from Colorado as a foreign LLC on Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio needs nothing from Colorado: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Colorado records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

What Colorado and Ohio each ask for

	Colorado formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$99 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.co.us	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Colorado companies register with Ohio

We prepare and file Form 617
It lists us as your Ohio statutory agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Colorado first, so the Ohio filing can go in right away. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with Ohio.

Will your Colorado name work for Ohio?

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

Your Ohio agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Ohio and Colorado

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Ohio

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

Registering an Ohio company in Colorado

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Ohio certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Ohio

Does my Colorado company need to register in Ohio?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Ohio?

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Colorado.

Do I need Colorado'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 Colorado first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Colorado's report ($25) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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