Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

Ohio registers an LLC from Michigan as a foreign LLC on Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio asks nothing of Michigan here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Michigan records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What Michigan and Ohio each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$99 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	michigan.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	No annual report
Due	February 15
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Michigan companies register with Ohio

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

Will your Michigan name work for Ohio?

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

Agents: Ohio and Michigan

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

Yearly filings: Ohio and Michigan

Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Ohio

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

The other way: Ohio into Michigan

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Ohio

Does my Michigan company need to register in Ohio?

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

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

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Michigan.

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Ohio?

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

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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