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annual compliance

What your Ohio LLC owes the state every year to stay in good standing — and what happens when the report doesn't get filed.

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Ohio is a no-annual-report state

Ohio is one of the handful of U.S. states that does not require LLCs to file an annual report with the Secretary of State. Once your Ohio LLC is formed, there is no recurring Secretary-of-State-side filing to keep it alive.

This is unusual and it's a real reason some founders choose Ohio as a home state: one-time formation cost, no annual renewal fee, no late-fee risk for missing a report.

Ohio note

Ohio does not require an annual report or annual fee for LLCs. Once the Articles of Organization are approved, there is no recurring state-level filing with the Secretary of State. You still have federal tax obligations and state Commercial Activity Tax above the gross-receipts threshold, but the SOS side is one-and-done.

What you still owe

No annual report doesn't mean no obligations. Every Ohio LLC still has:

  • Federal tax filings. Single-member LLCs file as part of the owner's personal return (Schedule C or similar). Multi-member LLCs file Form 1065 as a partnership. Elections to be taxed as S-corp or C-corp change this.
  • Ohio state tax obligations. No annual report, no franchise tax, no recurring fees. One-time $99 filing fee only. Ohio Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) applies to businesses with gross receipts over $150,000.
  • Federal and state employment filings if you have employees.
  • Statutory agent maintenance. The Ohio statutory agent must remain current. If the agent resigns or address changes, you have to update the Ohio Secretary of State.

How we help

Your first year of statutory agent service is included in the $299 formation fee. After that, renewal is $119/year, opt-in — we don't auto-charge and we don't store payment information between years. If Ohio sends anything — tax notices, any follow-up correspondence — it comes to our Columbus office and gets forwarded to you within the hour.

What's included in the $299 flat fee

State filingArticles of Organization, by a formation specialist
EIN includedFederal tax ID, issued by the IRS after approval
Operating agreementDrafted to your ownership structure — not a template
Statutory agentOne year included in Ohio, Columbus on file
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