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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers an LLC from Ohio as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Ohio and Washington side by side

	Ohio formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due		Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Ohio companies register with Washington

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington counts 60 days from the day Ohio issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. After approval, your Ohio LLC is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Ohio to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$404

Will your Ohio name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Ohio one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Washington

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Ohio

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

Common questions: Ohio to Washington

Does my Ohio company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once an Ohio business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $404 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Ohio companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Ohio's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Ohio?

It files Form 617 with $99 in state fees.

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