Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

Ohio registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio needs nothing from Pennsylvania: no Subsistence Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and Ohio side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$99 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	No annual report
Due	September 30
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Ohio

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

Your Pennsylvania name and Ohio's rules

We check your exact Pennsylvania name against Ohio's records before filing.

Your Ohio agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Ohio

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Ohio

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

Registering an Ohio company in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Ohio certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Ohio

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Ohio?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

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

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

A Pennsylvania company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Ohio for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Ohio LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Ohio yearly report, and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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