Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

To do business in Ohio, an LLC formed in Missouri registers there on Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio asks nothing of Missouri here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Missouri records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Missouri and Ohio side by side

	Missouri formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.mo.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	No annual report
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Missouri companies register with Ohio

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

Your Missouri name and Ohio's rules

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

Agents: Ohio and Missouri

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Ohio

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Ohio

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

Registering an Ohio company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Ohio

Does my Missouri company need to register in Ohio?

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

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

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay Missouri.

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

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

Yes: the Missouri 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 Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Ohio yearly report, and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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