Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

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

What South Dakota and Ohio each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$99 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	No annual report
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

From South Dakota to Ohio, step by step

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

Will your South Dakota name work for Ohio?

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

Your Ohio agent and the South Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Ohio and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Ohio

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

The other way: Ohio into South Dakota

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Ohio

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Ohio?

Yes, once a South Dakota business operates there; Ohio law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a South Dakota LLC in Ohio?

$298 at checkout, with nothing to pay South Dakota.

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report ($55) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

A South Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers Ohio for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Ohio LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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