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Filing Forms & Fee Schedule
All forms can be submitted online at www.OHBusinessCentral.com. 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: Secretary of State, Business Services Division, 180 E. Broad St., 16th Floor Columbus, OH 43215.
All filings EXCEPT certifications and UCC filings can be expedited. Expedite filings require an additional fee which is stated within the instruction page fo each of the forms below and may be delivered to the Client Service Center in Suite 103 at 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215 or mailed to P.O. Box 1390, Columbus, OH 43216.
Domestic (Ohio) Business Entities
| Form Name | Fee | Form # |
|---|---|---|
| File Agent Notification Form for Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations Online at Ohio Business Central Agent Notification Form for Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations (PDF)(opens in a new window) |
$25.00 |
580 |
| File Notice of Dissolution for Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations Online at Ohio Business Central Download Notice of Dissolution for Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations (PDF)(opens in a new window) |
$25.00 |
581 |
Foreign (Non Ohio) Business Entities
| Form Name | Fee | Form # |
|---|---|---|
| File Registrationof Corporation Name Online at Ohio Business Central Download Registrationof Corporation Name (PDF)(opens in a new window) |
$39.00/ |
530C |
Cooperatives
Name Registrations
| Form Name | Fee | Form # |
|---|---|---|
| File Name Reservation/Transfer/Cancellation Online at Ohio Business Central Download Name Reservation/Transfer/Cancellation (PDF)(opens in a new window) |
$39.00/$25.00 |
534B |
Foreign Nationally / Federally Chartered Banks
| Form Name | Fee | Form # |
|---|---|---|
| File Notification for a Corporation That is a Bank, Savings Bank, or Savings and Loan Association Chartered Under the Laws of the United States Online at Ohio Business Central Download Notification for a Corporation That is a Bank, Savings Bank, or Savings and Loan Association Chartered Under the Laws of the United States (PDF)(opens in a new window) |
$25.00 |
552 |
Trademarks & Service Marks
Trusts
Mergers, Consolidations & Conversions
| Form Name | Fee | Form # |
|---|---|---|
| File Certificate of Merger Online at Ohio Business Central Certificate of Merger (PDF)(opens in a new window) |
$99.00 |
551 |
| Form Name | Fee | Form # |
|---|---|---|
| File Certificate of Consolidation Online at Ohio Business Central Certificate of Consolidation (PDF)(opens in a new window) |
$99.00 |
550 |
Additional Forms
| Form Name | Fee | Form # |
|---|---|---|
| Consent for Use of Similar Name (PDF)(opens in a new window) |
No Fee |
590 |
| Copy/Certificate Request (PDF)(opens in a new window) |
**$5.00 |
500 |
| Verified Oath to Submit Foreign Corporation Application for License (PDF)(opens in a new window) | No Fee | 593 |
| Credit Card Authorization Form (PDF)(opens in a new window) | No Fee | 100 |
Share Fee Information
| Number of shares | Price per share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1,000 |
$.10 cents |
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| 1,001 to 10,000 |
$.05 cents |
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| 10,001 to 50,000 |
$.02 cents |
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| 50,001 to 100,000 |
$.01 cents |
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| 100,001 to 500,001 |
$.005 (1/2cents) |
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| More than 500,000 |
$.0025 (1/4cents) |
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