Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

New York LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

To do business in Ohio, an LLC formed in New York registers there on Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio needs nothing from New York: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your New York records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What New York and Ohio each ask for

	New York formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$99 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dos.ny.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	No annual report
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How New York companies register with Ohio

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

Your New York name and Ohio's rules

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

Your Ohio agent and the New York one

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

Yearly filings: Ohio and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to Ohio

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

The other way: Ohio into New York

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Ohio

Does my New York company need to register in Ohio?

Yes, once a New York 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 York.

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

What are the yearly costs for New York and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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