An Ohio LLC forms through the Ohio Secretary of State for a $99 state filing fee, carries no annual report requirement, and pays Ohio personal income tax up to 3.5% on member profit. Ohio lists members or managers on public state records, so founders who need ownership privacy form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Ohio. Anonymousllc.co forms an Ohio LLC for $297 plus the $99 state fee ($396 total), end-to-end in 5-10 business days, and handles filing, registered agent, operating agreement, EIN, and US banking.
An Ohio LLC costs $396 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $99 Ohio Secretary of State filing fee. That single price covers the state filing, registered agent for year one, an Ohio operating agreement, the EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications. Ohio charges the $99 fee once at formation and requires no annual report, so year-two maintenance is the $100/year registered agent renewal plus any Ohio income tax on profit. A founder who wants ownership privacy instead forms a Wyoming anonymous LLC at $397 all-in and foreign-qualifies into Ohio, which adds the $99 Ohio registration on top of the Wyoming filing.
An Ohio LLC is fully operational in 5-10 business days end-to-end with Anonymousllc.co. The Ohio Secretary of State accepts the Articles of Organization within 1-3 business days, the EIN follows in 5-7 days, and bank approval lands 8-10 days after the EIN. Day 0 is a 5-minute WhatsApp intake. Anonymousllc.co files the Articles the same day, then starts the EIN application once the state stamp arrives. US-resident founders receive the EIN in minutes online; non-resident founders receive it in 5-7 days by fax. Bank applications go to 4-5 partner banks at once, so approval does not wait on one institution.
No. Ohio requires either members or managers, or both, on the public Articles of Organization, so ownership appears on Ohio Secretary of State records. Ohio is not one of the four anonymous-LLC states. The four states that keep members and managers off public record are Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada. In Ohio, a commercial registered agent keeps the founder's home address off the filing, but the owner or manager name still appears. A founder whose top priority is ownership privacy uses the anonymous-state route rather than a direct Ohio filing.
Form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify it into Ohio. The anonymous LLC owns the business, its members stay off public record, and the Ohio foreign registration lists the LLC rather than the individual owner. Anonymousllc.co forms the Wyoming anonymous LLC at $397 all-in, then registers it as a foreign LLC in Ohio for the $99 state fee where local operations require it. This structure gives the founder an Ohio operating presence while the ownership record sits in a privacy state. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ and /anonymous-llc/ for the privacy path.
An Ohio LLC pays Ohio personal income tax up to 3.5% on member profit and a Commercial Activity Tax once gross receipts exceed $150,000. The IRS treats a single-member LLC as a disregarded entity and a multi-member LLC as a partnership by default. Profit passes through to the owners, who report it on their personal returns. An LLC electing S-corporation treatment on IRS Form 2553 splits income into salary and distribution and reduces self-employment tax once net income clears the $40,000-$60,000 range. Ohio has no separate franchise tax in the Delaware sense. See /ohio-llc-tax/ for the full breakdown.
No. Ohio does not require LLCs to file an annual report, and there is no annual report fee. That removes a recurring state deadline that most other states impose. Ohio still expects the LLC to keep a valid statutory agent and a current agent address on file. A lapsed registered agent is the main cause of administrative dissolution in Ohio, since there is no annual report to prompt a review. Anonymousllc.co's registered agent service tracks state notices and confirms the LLC stays in good standing each year. See /ohio-llc-annual-report/ for details.
Yes. Every Ohio LLC must maintain a registered agent, called a statutory agent in Ohio, with a physical Ohio street address. The agent receives service of process, state notices, and tax correspondence during business hours. Anonymousllc.co provides Ohio registered agent service at $100/year, included free in year one of any formation package. Using a commercial agent keeps the founder's home address off the public Articles. A PO box does not qualify; the agent address must be a physical street address in Ohio. See /ohio-registered-agent/ for the standalone service.
Forming an Ohio LLC takes six steps: name search, Articles of Organization ($99 state fee), registered agent appointment, operating agreement, EIN, and bank account. Anonymousllc.co runs all six end-to-end. The LLC name must be distinguishable from existing Ohio entities and contain "Limited Liability Company", "LLC", or "L.L.C." The Articles are filed online with the Ohio Secretary of State and accepted in 1-3 business days. The operating agreement stays private, the EIN comes from the IRS, and bank applications go to 4-5 US partner banks. See /ohio-llc-formation/ for the full step-by-step.
No. Ohio does not authorize statutory series LLCs, so a single Ohio LLC cannot hold segregated series with internal liability walls. A founder who needs series structures forms in a state that permits them. Delaware, Nevada, and Wyoming authorize series LLCs. A founder who wants both series segregation and ownership privacy forms a Wyoming series LLC and foreign-qualifies into Ohio for local operations. For a standard single-entity Ohio business, one Ohio LLC covers the need without a series layer.
Yes. Non-US residents form Ohio LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or visa, and never need to visit the United States. Ohio places no citizenship or residency condition on LLC ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the Articles, obtains the EIN by fax as third-party designee in 5-7 days, provides the Ohio registered agent, and submits US bank applications remotely. A non-resident owner who also wants ownership privacy forms the Wyoming anonymous LLC and foreign-qualifies into Ohio. The entire process runs over WhatsApp from abroad.
Ohio charges a $99 filing fee, requires no annual report, and taxes member profit, while it publishes owner or manager names. Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada keep members and managers off public record. New Mexico is the lowest total cost at $347 with no annual report; Wyoming is the flagship anonymous state at $397 all-in. Delaware charges a $300 annual franchise tax and Nevada around $425 in state fee at formation plus around $350/year for its annual list and business license. Ohio suits a founder with local operations who pairs the Ohio registration with a Wyoming anonymous parent for privacy. The decision comes down to where the business operates and how much privacy the owner needs. A founder with staff, a storefront, or clients in Ohio has real nexus in the state and registers there. A location-independent founder skips Ohio and forms directly in Wyoming or New Mexico for the lowest cost and the strongest privacy.
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