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Form 520                                                                                   Last Revised: 10/2024

Form 520 Prescribed by:                                      INSTRUCTIONS                                             MAIL TO
                                                             · Include the filing fee.                                Regular Service: 
                                                             · Make check or money order payable to                   P.O. Box 788 
                                                             Ohio Secretary of State.                                 Columbus, OH  43216 
                                                             · Print on single-sided 8 ½ x 11 paper.                  OR 
                                                             · Double sided paper will be rejected.                   Expedite Service: 
                                                             · Information must be typed.                             P.O. Box 1390 
                                                             · Illegible forms will be rejected                       Columbus, OH  43216
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                                                             Biennial Report 
              (Domestic, Professional Association, Domestic or Foreign LLP) 
                                                               Filing Fee: $25 
                                                             Form Must Be Typed 
CHECK ONLY ONE (1) Box
(1)                     Biennial Report                                                (2)                    Biennial Report 
                        of Professional                                                                       of Limited Liability 
          Indicate Year Association (102-YRA)                                                    Indicate YearPartnership (103-YRL) 
                        (even-numbered years)                                                                 (odd-numbered years)

                                                                                        If foreign limited liability  
                                                                                        partnership, provide 
 List Profession                                                                        jurisdiction of formation   

 Name of Entity

 Charter or Registration Number

Complete the information in this section if box (1) is checked

Shareholders of Professional Association 
Authenticating this form constitutes a certification that all the below listed shareholders are duly licensed or otherwise 
legally authorized to render the professional services in this state in the profession that is listed above.

         Name                                                  Address

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Complete the applicable information in this section if box (2) is checked

Address of the partnership's chief executive office: 

 Mailing Address

 City                                                                    State                      Zip Code

If the chief executive office is not in Ohio, the address of any office of the partnership in Ohio: 

 Mailing Address

                                                                               OH
 City                                                                          State                Zip Code

If the partnership does not have an office in Ohio, the name and address of the partnership's current agent for service  
of process:

 Name of Statutory Agent

 Agent Address (Post office boxes and CMRA's are NOT allowed. See instructions for details.)

 City                                                                    State                      Zip Code

By signing and submitting this form to the Ohio Secretary of State, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she has the  
requisite authority to execute this document. 
Required      
Report must be signed    
by an officer of the 
professional association     Signature
or partner or authorized 
representative of the 
partnership.                 By (if applicable)
 
If authorized representative 
is an individual, then they 
must sign in the "signature" Print Name
box and print their name 
in the "Print Name" box.

If authorized representative is a business entity, not an individual, then please print the business name in the"signature" box, 
an authorized representative of the business entity must sign in the "By" box and print their name in the "Print Name" box.

Form 520                                             Page 2 of 4                                    Last Revised: 10/2024

                              Instructions for Biennial Report  

This form must be used to file a biennial report for a domestic (Ohio) professional association or a 
domestic or foreign limited liability partnership. 
 
If you wish to file a biennial report for a domestic professional association, please select box 1.  
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1785.06, a professional association must file a biennial report in each 
even-numbered year within thirty days after the thirtieth day of June.  Please indicate the year of the 
filing in box 1.  Also, indicate the professional service which must be the same professional service for 
which the association was organized.   
 
If you wish to file a biennial report for a limited liability partnership, please select box 2.    
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1776.83, a limited liability partnership must file a biennial report 
between the first day of April and the first day of July of each odd-numbered year. Please indicate the 
year of the filing in box 2.  If the limited liability partnership is a foreign entity registered in Ohio, please 
also provide the jurisdiction of formation in the box. 
 
Name of Entity and Charter or Registration Number 
The name and charter or registration number of the professional association or limited liability  
partnership must be provided.   
 
Professional Association Requirements 
For professional associations only, please provide the names and addresses of all of the shareholders in 
the association.  By completing this portion of the form, the corporation certifies that all of the 
shareholders in the association are duly licensed, certified, or otherwise legally authorized within Ohio to 
render the same professional service for which the association was organized. 
 
Limited Liability Partnership Requirements 
For limited liability partnerships only, please provide the street address of the partnership's chief 
executive office and, if the partnership's chief executive office is not in Ohio, provide the street address 
of any office of the partnership in this state.  If the partnership does not have an office in Ohio, then 
provide the name and address of the partnership's current statutory agent for service of process.   
 
The statutory agent must be one of the following: (1) A natural person residing in Ohio; or (2) a domestic 
or foreign business entity with an Ohio address. 
 
Statutory Agent Address Requirements 
A statutory agent address may either be the primary residence address of the agent or the usual place 
of business address. The statutory agent address must be an Ohio address. 
 
Statutory Agent Address Prohibitions 
Post Office (P.O.) Boxes are NOT allowed. 
 Exception: If a Post Office Box and Rural Route Number are both provided, the address is allowed. 
  
Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) addresses are NOT allowed. A CMRA is a private business 
that rents private mailboxes to customers. 

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Additional Provisions 
If the information you wish to provide for the record does not fit on the form, please attach additional 
provisions on a single-sided, 8 1/2 x 11 sheet(s) of paper. 
 
Signature(s) 
After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that the form is signed by an 
authorized representative.  If the entity is a professional association, the report must be signed by an 
officer of the association.  If the entity is a limited liability partnership, the report must be signed by a 
partner or an authorized representative of the partnership. 
 
**Note:  Our office cannot file or record a document that contains a social security number or tax 
identification number.  Please do not enter a social security number or tax  identification number, 
in any format, on this form.

Form 520                    Page 4 of 4                     Last Revised: 10/2024