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Filing Forms & Fee Schedule

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All forms can be submitted online at www.OhioBusinessCentral.gov(opens in a new window). To file on paper, please note that we may only accept single-sided, 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper as the documents are all scanned and imaged into our database after being processed.

Please make checks and money orders payable to “Ohio Secretary of State.”

Send forms to the P.O. Box Number listed on the form. Send overnight express packages to: Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services Division, 180 Civic Center Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43215.

All filings EXCEPT preclearance requests, certificate requests, and UCC filings can be expedited. Expedite filings require an additional fee which is stated on the forms below and may be submitted online, delivered to the Client Service Center in at 180 Civic Center Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43215, or mailed to P.O. Box 1390, Columbus, OH 43216.

Please note: all PDF forms and documents function optimally when downloaded to your computer and opened with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software(opens in a new window).

Domestic (Ohio) Business Entities

Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Filing Forms

Form Name Fee Form #
File Initial Articles of Incorporation Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Initial Articles of Incorporation (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$99.00

532B (Revised 10/22)

File Certificate of Amendment Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Certificate of Amendment (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

541

File Statutory Agent Update Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Statutory Agent Update (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

521 (Revised 1/22)

File Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

525A (Revised 1/22)

File Certificate of Dissolution Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Certificate of Dissolution (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

560 (Revised 2/23)

File Continued Existence of Nonprofit Corporation Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Continued Existence of Nonprofit Corporation (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

522

File Reinstatement Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Reinstatement (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

525B

File Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

525A (Revised 1/22)

Domestic Limited Liability Company Filing Forms

Form Name Fee Form #
File Articles of Organization Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Articles of Organization (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$99.00

610 (Revised 10/22; Replaces Form 533A)

File Statutory Agent Update Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Statutory Agent Update (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

521 (Revised 1/22)

File Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

525A (Revised 1/22)

File Certificate of Amendment or Restatement Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Certificate of Amendment or Restatement (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

611 (Revised 1/22; Replaces Form 543A)

File Certificate of Correction Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Certificate of Correction (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

612 (Revised 1/22)

File Statement of Authority Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Statement of Authority (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

613 (Revised 1/22)

File Amendment or Cancellation of a Statement of Authority Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Amendment or Cancellation of a Statement of Authority (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

614 (Revised 1/22)

File Statement of Denial Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Statement of Denial (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

615 (Revised 1/22)

File Certificate of Dissolution Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Certificate of Dissolution (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

616 (Revised 1/22; Replaces Form 562)

Foreign (Non Ohio) Business Entities

Foreign For-Profit Corporation Filing Forms

Form Name Fee Form #
File Foreign For-Profit Corporation Application for License Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Foreign For-Profit Corporation Application for License (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$99.00

530A (Revised 2/23)

File Certificate of Amendment to Foreign Corporation Application for License Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Certificate of Amendment to Foreign Corporation Application for License (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

565

File Statutory Agent Update Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Statutory Agent Update (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

521 (Revised 1/22)

File Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

525A (Revised 1/22)

File Certificate of Surrender of Foreign Licensed Corporation Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Certificate of Surrender of Foreign Licensed Corporation (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

564 (Revised 2/23)

Statement of Foreign Entity to Qualify under an Assumed Name(PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$0.00

591

File Statement Under 1703.1 Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Statement Under 1703.17 (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

592

Foreign Nonprofit Corporation Filing Forms

Form Name Fee Form #
File Foreign Nonprofit Corporation Application for License Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Foreign Nonprofit Corporation Application for License (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$99.00

530B (Revised 2/23)

File Certificate of Amendment to Foreign Corporation Application for License Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Certificate of Amendment to Foreign Corporation Application for License (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

565

File Statutory Agent Update Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Statutory Agent Update (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

521 (Revised 1/22)

File Reinstatement Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Reinstatement (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

525B

File Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Reinstatement & Appointment of Agent (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

525A (Revised 1/22)

File Certificate of Surrender of Foreign Licensed Corporation Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Certificate of Surrender of Foreign Licensed Corporation (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

564

Statement of Foreign Entity to Qualify under an Assumed Name (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$0.00

591

File Continued Existence of Nonprofit Corporation Online at Ohio Business Central(opens in a new window)
Download Continued Existence of Nonprofit Corporation (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$25.00

522

Statement Under 1703.17 (PDF)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

$50.00

592

Cooperatives

Name Registrations

Foreign Nationally / Federally Chartered Banks

Trademarks & Service Marks

 

Trusts

Mergers, Consolidations & Conversions

Additional Forms

Share Fee Information

Shares Fee Information

++ Refers to fee schedule

The filing fee for corporations authorizing one to 990 shares is $99.00. This is the minimum fee. For corporations authorizing more than 990 shares, the following additional fees apply. Filing fees are calculated on a graduated scale. Nonprofit entities never calculate filing fees based on shares.

Use the Shares Calculator for assistance (XLS)(opens in a new window)(opens in a new window)

Number of shares Price per share
0 to 1,000

$.10 cents

1,001 to 10,000

$.05 cents

10,001 to 50,000

$.02 cents

50,001 to 100,000

$.01 cents

100,001 to 500,001

$.005 (1/2 cents)

More than 500,000

$.0025 (1/4 cents)