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Foreign registration · no form number

Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

To do business in Alabama, an LLC formed in Ohio registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama asks nothing of Ohio here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and Alabama each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Ohio to Alabama, step by step

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

Your Ohio name and Alabama's rules

Alabama accepts your Ohio name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Ohio name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Ohio company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Ohio

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

Yearly filings: Alabama and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Alabama

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in Ohio

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Alabama certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Alabama

Does my Ohio company need to register in Alabama?

Yes, once an Ohio business operates there; Alabama registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Ohio.

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

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

Will Alabama accept my Ohio name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Ohio name at home. Alabama names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new Alabama LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Ohio companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Ohio's filings.

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