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Ohio LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Ohio and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Ohio as a foreign LLC, which costs $99 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Ohio costs $99.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeOhio foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Ohio$99Not needed$99$0
Form in Wyoming$100$99$199$120
Form in Delaware$110$99$209$800
Form in Nevada$425$99$524$700

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 2 Foreign Registration Services in Ohio (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Ohio registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $99 state fee = $298

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. OH Registered Agent.org

$199 + $99 state fee = $298

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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.

Ohio questions

Do I still register in Ohio if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Ohio, Ohio generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services, for $99. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Ohio?

$99 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

None for foreign LLCs, no fee.

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