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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers an LLC from Ohio as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and Connecticut each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$120 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due		On or before March 31
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Ohio to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut accepts it within 90 days of Ohio's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Connecticut filing goes in. Once Connecticut approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

Connecticut costs for Ohio companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$324

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Ohio name work for Connecticut?

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

Agents: Connecticut and Ohio

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Ohio

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

Questions Ohio owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Ohio company need to register in Connecticut?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio LLC in Connecticut?

$319 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Connecticut?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Connecticut's report ($80).

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge an Ohio company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Ohio companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Ohio's filings.

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