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OHIO · ONE-TIME FORMATION
Ohio LLC filing fee
$99 filing fee
AT A GLANCE
| Filing fee | $99 · one-time |
| Annual report | None required |
| Franchise tax | None for most small LLCs |
| Registered agent | Required — can be yourself |
| Typical total, year 1 | $99 |
Among the cheapest states to maintain
What the $99 filing fee covers 01
Ohio is one of the cheapest states to keep an LLC alive: no annual report, no annual report fee, and no state income tax on pass-through LLC profits. Your only state fee is the $99 formation filing.
Filing fee in Ohio 02
The filing fee to form an LLC in Ohio is $99. This is a one-time state charge paid to the Secretary of State when you file your formation documents.
Registered agent in Ohio 03
Registered agent required (statutory). Owner/member may generally serve as own RA if they maintain a physical street address in-state and are available during business hours; commercial RA services optional. A commercial registered agent service typically runs $100–$300/year — in Ohio, being your own agent is free if you meet the requirements.
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Operating agreement 04
Ohio does not require filing an operating agreement, but banks and courts will ask for one. You can write your own for $0; template services charge $50–$200.
EIN 05
An EIN from the IRS is always free. If you hire a formation service to file it for you, you are paying for a form that takes 10 minutes on irs.gov.
Annual report — none required 06
Ohio has no annual or biennial report for LLCs — one of the cheapest states to maintain.
Franchise tax and other Ohio costs
Ohio has no LLC annual or biennial report and no franchise tax on LLCs. The one-time filing fee is the whole state bill.
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Sources for Ohio
Every fee below is checked against the state source linked per row. Verified 2026-11-03.