Everything an Ohio business files, from one office.
Statutory agent service is $49 a year. Everything else is a flat fee, with the state's own fee listed beside it so you always know what goes where.
Statutory agent
Formation and registration
Business Formation
$100We prepare and file your Ohio Articles of Organization or Incorporation with the Secretary of State, appoint ourselves as your statutory agent, and hand back a filed entity ready to open a bank account.
plus the $99 Ohio state filing fee
Details →Foreign Business Registration
$100Already formed in another state? We register your LLC or corporation to do business in Ohio, appoint ourselves as your Ohio statutory agent, and file with the Secretary of State.
plus the $99 Ohio state fee; your home state may charge for a certificate of good standing
Details →Tax filings
Tax ID (EIN)
$50We obtain your federal Employer Identification Number from the IRS so you can open a bank account, hire, and apply for licenses. $50 online; $200 when the IRS requires a paper filing.
$200 when the IRS requires a paper Form SS-4
Details →S-Corp Election
$100We prepare and file IRS Form 2553 so your LLC or corporation is taxed as an S corporation, which can reduce self-employment tax for owners who pay themselves a salary.
Details →Records and documents
Corporate Book
$60A binder built for your entity: filed articles, operating agreement or bylaws, membership or stock certificates, ledger, and minutes, organized so a bank or buyer can read it.
Details →Corporate Seal
$40A hand-held embosser that presses your entity name, state, and year of formation into paper. Used on certificates, resolutions, and documents some banks and foreign authorities still ask to see sealed.
Details →Apostille
$300We obtain a certified copy of your Ohio filing and have the Ohio Secretary of State attach an apostille, so the document is accepted in any country that belongs to the Hague Apostille Convention.
state certification and apostille fees included
Details →Would rather file it yourself?
Every state form we file for a fee is also covered in our filing guides, step by step, with the state fee listed. The $49 agent service works either way.
Ohio Registered Statutory Agent LLC is a commercial statutory agent and filing service, not a law firm or accounting firm. We prepare and file documents at your direction and do not advise on which entity type, tax election, or registration is right for you.