Ohio's fee schedule for LLCs is one of the simplest in the country. There is a single $99 formation fee, and then the Secretary of State charges you nothing again unless you change something. This page lists every state fee an Ohio LLC can encounter, plus our own service pricing, so the full picture is on one screen.
The official Ohio filing fee for Articles of Organization (Form 610) is $99, fixed by Ohio Rev. Code § 111.16(F). It is a flat fee: the price is identical whether you file online through Ohio Business Central or mail the paper form, and it does not vary with membership size or revenue. The current schedule is published on the Secretary of State's filing forms and fee page.
Ohio LLCs owe the Secretary of State nothing on an ongoing basis. There is no annual report, no franchise tax, and no renewal fee of any kind. Once Form 610 is accepted, your ongoing Secretary of State budget is $0 for as long as the company exists. The one qualitative exception lives at a different agency: businesses whose Ohio gross receipts exceed the statutory threshold owe Commercial Activity Tax to the Ohio Department of Taxation, which is a tax filing rather than a Secretary of State fee.
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Get Started| Filing | Form | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| Articles of Organization (domestic LLC) | Form 610 | $99 |
| Registration of a Foreign LLC | Form 617 | $99 |
| Statutory Agent Update (change of agent) | Form 521 | $25 |
| Expedited review (optional) | n/a | $100 |
| Annual report | none exists | $0 |
The $25 agent-change fee comes from ORC § 111.16(R)(1), and both Form 521 and Form 617 can be filed on paper or through Ohio Business Central.
Form through us and year one is our $199 service fee plus the $99 paid to the state, with registered agent service already included. Year two drops to $99 for agent renewal and nothing else, because Ohio has no recurring Secretary of State fee to budget for. File on your own and year one is just the $99 state fee, with an agent arrangement of your choosing.