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Foreign registration · Form 617

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

To do business in Ohio, an LLC formed in Idaho registers there on Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio needs nothing from Idaho: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Idaho records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What Idaho and Ohio each ask for

	Idaho formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$99 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Idaho companies register with Ohio

We prepare and file Form 617
It names us as your Ohio statutory agent, with your Idaho name and formation date. No Idaho paperwork holds up the Ohio filing. Once Ohio approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

Your Idaho name and Ohio's rules

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

Your Ohio agent and the Idaho one

Ohio calls it a statutory agent; Idaho says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Idaho; ours takes Ohio's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Ohio and Idaho

Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Ohio

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

Registering an Ohio company in Idaho

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Ohio

Does my Idaho company need to register in Ohio?

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

How much does the Ohio registration cost?

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Idaho.

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Ohio?

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

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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