The numbers behind Ohio
4th
out of 50, foreign LLC state charges
Our Ohio chart of providers
Criteria and weights behind this order are on the
method page.
Top of the chart
1. OH Registered Agent.org: best for a small yearly agent charge
Service $199, year-two price $99
Spot one goes to OH Registered Agent.org: registering costs $199 plus state fees, and the agent is covered in year one.
It beats Mainstay Filing on three-year provider charges, and cost makes up 36% of the score.
Price covers
- The paperwork that registers the LLC, filed for you
- A year of agent service
Upside
- First agent year comes with it
- The agent renews at $99
- $199 plus the state fee
Downside
- Covers Ohio only; your home state needs its own agent
Covers the whole map
2. Mainstay Filing: best for a business spreading across state lines
Service $199, year-two price $149
Next on the chart is Mainstay Filing, since the Ohio registration is filed for $199 above the state charge, and the first agent year costs nothing.
OH Registered Agent.org is $100 cheaper on three-year provider charges.
After the free first year the agent is $149 per year in any state.
Price covers
- Registration papers drawn up and filed for you
- One service charge for all fifty states
Upside
- One service charge for every state
- A $199 service charge
Downside
- OH Registered Agent.org's agent renews for $50 less
Ohio providers on one chart
Company price pages, seen November 12, 2026. Ohio charges $99 to register, separately from each provider.
Foreign LLC budget
The registration fee is $99; each provider's prices go on top.
Ohio and the states beside it on the chart
Ohio foreign registration: fee, form, office
The fee to register is $99, paid when the Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617) is filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services.
Ohio sets no recurring report for foreign LLCs.
Documents to collect
- Name and formation date as the home state lists them.
- A statutory agent based in the state (all our picks offer this).
- Budget for the $99 official fee.
Working unregistered: the risks
Registration must come first if the LLC wants to sue there (R.C. 1706.515(A)). Its contracts stay valid (R.C. 1706.515(E)).
Basis for the order
Service cost across three years settled first place in Ohio; it carries 36% of the score, and the other criteria are requirements handled, renewal behavior, state-specific fit, pass-through of state fees.
OH Registered Agent.org totals $397 over three years, which is $100 less than Mainstay Filing.
Ohio foreign registration service questions
What does Ohio charge a foreign LLC to register?
$99 in state fees. Provider fees: $199.
Which form does a foreign LLC file with Ohio?
The form is the Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617), and it goes to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services.
Does a foreign LLC have a yearly obligation?
No, Ohio asks outside LLCs for no yearly report.
What happens if the LLC does business there without registering?
Registration must come first if the LLC wants to sue there (R.C. 1706.515(A)). Its contracts stay valid (R.C. 1706.515(E)).
Must a foreign LLC name a statutory agent for Ohio?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Which provider should register my foreign LLC?
Rank OH Registered Agent.org first and Mainstay Filing after it; the deciding factor is service cost across three years.
Where each number comes from
- Behind Ohio Rev: codes.ohio.gov, seen August 2026.
- Behind Ohio formation fee: Filing fee, official source: codes.ohio.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Ohio registered agent statute: codes.ohio.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Ohio Secretary of State, filing forms and fee: ohiosos.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Form 617, Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability: ohiosos.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind R.C. 1706.511, registration of foreign LLCs: codes.ohio.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind R.C. 1706.515, effect of failing to register: codes.ohio.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Hawaii DCCA, foreign LLC registration: cca.hawaii.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Form FLLC-1: files.hawaii.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Foreign LLC filing fees: cca.hawaii.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-1003, activities that are not: capitol.hawaii.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind New Hawaii business registration portal FAQs: cca.hawaii.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Utah Division of Corporations, foreign LLC registration: commerce.utah.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Division fee schedule: commerce.utah.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Utah Code Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 5: le.utah.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Utah Code Title 16, Chapter 1a, Part 4: le.utah.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Utah Business Registration System: businessregistration.utah.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Idaho Secretary of State, Foreign Registration Statement: archive.sos.idaho.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Idaho Secretary of State, business FAQ: sos.idaho.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Idaho Code 30-21-505, activities that are not doing: legislature.idaho.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Idaho Code 30-21-214, fees: legislature.idaho.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Idaho Code 30-21-213, annual report: legislature.idaho.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement: archive.sos.idaho.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind LARA Corporations Division: michigan.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind LARA limited liability company forms: michigan.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind MCL 450.5002, certificate of authority: legislature.mi.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind MCL 450.5008, activities that are not transacting business: legislature.mi.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind MCL 450.5007, consequences of transacting business without a: legislature.mi.gov, seen October 2026.
- Behind LARA annual reports and annual statements: michigan.gov, seen October 2026.
- OH Registered Agent.org's pricing page, seen November 12, 2026
- Mainstay Filing's Ohio service page, seen November 12, 2026