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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

To do business in Nevada, an LLC formed in Ohio registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada asks nothing of Ohio here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and Nevada each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due		Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Nevada registered agent

From Ohio to Nevada, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date. No Ohio paperwork holds up the Nevada filing. Once Nevada approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

Your Ohio name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Nevada agent and the Ohio one

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Nevada wants a periodic report every year ($350). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Nevada

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Ohio

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

Questions Ohio owners ask about Nevada

Does my Ohio company need to register in Nevada?

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

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

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Ohio.

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from Ohio first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Nevada's report ($350).

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge an Ohio company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Ohio companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Ohio's filings.

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