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Ohio foreign entity fees

To register a foreign LLC in Ohio you pay $99 to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services; other entity types pay the fees in the table below.

Fee by entity type

EntityForeign feeBasis
LLC$99Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
For-profit corporationVaries (varies with authorized shares)Ohio Rev. Code 111.16(I)(1), cross-referencing 111.16(A) share schedule; Ohio Rev. Code 1703.04-1703.27
Nonprofit corporation$99Ohio Rev. Code 111.16(I)(1); Ohio Rev. Code 1703.27
Limited partnership$99Ohio Rev. Code 111.16(G); Ohio Rev. Code 1782.49
LLP$99Ohio Rev. Code 111.16(F); Ohio Rev. Code 1776.86

Non-LLC figures come from state research dated August 12, 2026; confirm with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services before you file.

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Ohio (2026)

If the entity is an LLC, these are the filing services for Ohio.

#ServiceService feeOhio feeAgent
1Mainstay Filing$199$99Year one included, then $149/yr
2OH Registered Agent.org$199$99Year one included, then $99/yr

Service prices read from each provider’s Ohio page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services. Only one registered-agent brand on our list serves Ohio, so this list has two entries.

The LLC filing

Form
Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
Home-state certificate
Not required for an LLC
Yearly filing
None for foreign LLCs, no fee

Questions about Ohio

What does an LLC pay to register in Ohio?

$99, with Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company.

Is the Ohio corporation fee the same as the LLC fee?

A foreign corporation’s fee varies with authorized shares in Ohio, so there is no single figure; read the basis in the table.

Which service should an LLC use in Ohio?

Mainstay Filing: $199 plus the $99 state fee, with the agent free for the first year.

Sources for the LLC fee