Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

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

What Kansas and Ohio each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$7.50	$99 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ks.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	No annual report
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Kansas companies register with Ohio

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

Your Kansas name and Ohio's rules

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

Your Ohio agent and the Kansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Ohio

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Ohio

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

Registering an Ohio company in Kansas

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Ohio certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Ohio

Does my Kansas company need to register in Ohio?

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

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

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kansas.

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Ohio LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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