Utah

Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 617

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Ohio

To do business in Ohio, an LLC formed in Utah registers there on Form 617, with $99 in state fees. Ohio asks nothing of Utah here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Utah records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What Utah and Ohio each ask for

	Utah formed here	Ohio registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$12	$99 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Ohio
Paid expedite		2-business-day $100, 1-business-day $200
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	ohiosos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Ohio statutory agent

How Utah companies register with Ohio

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

Will your Utah name work for Ohio?

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

Agents: Ohio and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Ohio and Utah

Utah wants the Annual Report/Renewal every year ($18); Ohio has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Ohio

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

The other way: Ohio into Utah

An LLC formed in Ohio that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Ohio

Does my Utah company need to register in Ohio?

Yes, once a Utah 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 Utah.

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Ohio?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Utah's report ($18) and no Ohio yearly report.

What if I don't register with Ohio?

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

Does Ohio require a registered agent?

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

How do I withdraw from Ohio later?

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

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