Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

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

What New Jersey and Ohio each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$99 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nj.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How New Jersey companies register with Ohio

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

Your New Jersey name and Ohio's rules

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

Your Ohio agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Ohio

New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Ohio

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

Registering an Ohio company in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Ohio

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Ohio?

Yes, once a New Jersey 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 New Jersey.

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

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), New Jersey's report ($75) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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