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Ohio Corporation
fees and filing deadlines

A separate legal entity owned through shares. 'C corp' and 'S corp' are not entity types - they are federal tax elections made after formation, on the same underlying corporation.

To start

Form a Corporation in Ohio
Articles of Incorporation
$99

$99 minimum for 1-990 authorized shares, rising in bands

Every year after that

No recurring filing with the Secretary of State. Tax filings are separate and are not covered here.

No recurring state filing. Ohio requires no annual report from for-profit limited liability companies or corporations.

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The deadlines above are the rules. Your actual dates depend on when you form, so the calendar is built from your formation date — free, no account.

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Other structures in Ohio

Limited Liability CompanyNonprofit Corporation

The same structure elsewhere

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