The Ohio tally
Each row carries year one, the later-year price and the three-year total. Ohio's $99 is booked on top.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for a second state and the ones after
Top of the tally
$199 plus state fee, then $149/yr
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Mainstay Filing leads the Ohio ledger. The entries: the Ohio filing at $199 plus state fees, agent covered in year one.
The $100 three-year gap to OH Registered Agent.org is made up by the 28% jobs-covered column.
From year two the agent row bills $149 a year.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Fifty-state coverage
Gains
- Ready for the next state you add
- Adds $199 to the state fee
Minus column
- Renewal lands $50 over OH Registered Agent.org
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2. OH Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly agent cost
Ohio only
$199 plus state fee, then $99/yr
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Row 2, OH Registered Agent.org, books this way: $199 to register with a year of agent service, then $99 a year.
Included lines
- Registration, filed
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- No agent charge in year one
- A modest renewal of $99
- A service fee of $199
The tally after 1, 2, 3 and 5 years
Company prices on November 13, 2026, summed year by year. No row overtakes another within ten years.
Break-even check
Choose a number of years to see each row's total by then.
Ohio fee schedule
State fees over three years, as booked here: filing, then the next two reports, then minimum tax where the state has one.
How the rows were ranked
At 28%, jobs ticked off is the column that decided the first row.
With the LLC in two states, reach decided it.
Ohio foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
Registration takes the Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617), delivered to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services with $99.
Without registration, expect Ohio's courts will not hear its own claims (R.C. 1706.515(A)).
Source: official page codes.ohio.gov, ledger date October 2026 noted
The do-it-yourself row
Zero-service cost: $99 to the state across three years. Service fees of $397 to $497 are what it costs not to file it yourself.
Quick answers
What does Ohio charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$99 at the state office, before service fees of $199.
What do three years of service add up to?
$397 to $497 in service fees, not counting state fees.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 617), submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
Nothing recurs: foreign LLCs file no report here.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
The lines do not cross during the first ten years.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Ohio?
By our value sort the Ohio rows run Mainstay Filing and OH Registered Agent.org, led on jobs ticked off by Mainstay Filing.
Where the entries come from
- codes.ohio.gov supplies Ohio Rev, entered August 2026
- codes.ohio.gov supplies Ohio formation fee: Filing fee, entered October 2026
- codes.ohio.gov supplies Ohio registered agent statute, entered October 2026
- ohiosos.gov supplies Ohio Secretary of State, filing, entered October 2026
- ohiosos.gov supplies Form 617, Registration of a, entered October 2026
- codes.ohio.gov supplies R.C. 1706.511, registration of foreign, entered October 2026
- codes.ohio.gov supplies R.C. 1706.515, effect of failing, entered October 2026
- Mainstay Filing Ohio service page, prices entered November 13, 2026
- OH Registered Agent.org pricing page, prices entered November 13, 2026