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Foreign registration · Form 617

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

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

Indiana and Ohio side by side

	Indiana formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$99 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Indiana companies register with Ohio

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

Your Indiana name and Ohio's rules

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

Your Ohio agent and the Indiana one

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

Yearly filings: Ohio and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Ohio

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

The other way: Ohio into Indiana

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Ohio

Does my Indiana company need to register in Ohio?

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

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

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Indiana.

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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