Ohio · How do I start a business? · state model checked by Claude · quality 1.00
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Governing law: Ohio Rev. Code § 1706.16 — Articles of organization
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Name of the company stated (§ 1706.16 A.1) | Statutory agent's name and street address, with the agent's signed written acceptance (§ 1706.16 A.2) | Signed by at least one person (§ 1706.17 A.1) | In a medium and form acceptable to the secretary of state (§ 1706.172 A.2) | In English (§ 1706.172 A.3) | → Articles comply | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| false | - | - | - | - | false | § 1706.16(A)(1) |
| - | false | - | - | - | false | § 1706.16(A)(2) |
| - | - | false | - | - | false | § 1706.17(A)(1) |
| - | - | - | false | - | false | § 1706.172(A)(2) |
| - | - | - | - | false | false | § 1706.172(A)(3) |
| true | true | true | true | true | true | § 1706.172(B) |
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Organized for a nonprofit or charitable purpose | Owners render a licensed professional service | Number of owners | Owners want protection from the business's debts | Plans to sell shares to outside investors | Some co-owners will be passive investors only | → Business structure | → What is filed, and where | → State filing fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| true | - | - | - | - | - | Nonprofit corporation (Chapter 1702) | Articles of incorporation, with a written appointment of a statutory agent unless the corporation is in an exempt class under § 1702.06 N, filed with the secretary of state | $99 (§ 111.16 A.1) | § 1702.04(A) |
| false | true | - | true | - | - | Professional association (Chapter 1785; every shareholder licensed, certificated or otherwise legally authorized to render the same kind of professional service in Ohio, apart from the mixed groups § 1785.02 lists), or an ordinary corporation (§ 1701.03 B) or limited liability company (§ 1785.09) | Articles of incorporation (professional association, prepared and filed as § 1785.08 prescribes) or articles of organization (LLC), filed with the secretary of state | Professional association: share-based fee for articles of a corporation with shares, at least $99 (§ 111.16 A.2); LLC: $99 (§ 111.16 F) | § 1785.02 |
| false | - | - | true | true | - | Corporation for profit (Chapter 1701) | Articles of incorporation, with a written appointment of a statutory agent unless the corporation is in an exempt class under § 1701.07 N, filed with the secretary of state | Share-based (§ 111.16 A.2): 10 cents a share for the first 1,000 authorized shares, falling to one-quarter cent a share above 500,000; at least $99 and at most $100,000 | § 1701.04(A) |
| false | - | >= 2 | true | - | true | Limited partnership (limited partners are shielded unless they are also general partners or take part in control of the business; general partners stay personally liable) | Certificate of limited partnership on the secretary of state's form, with a written appointment of a statutory agent, filed with the secretary of state | $99 (§ 111.16 G) | § 1782.08(A) |
| false | - | - | true | - | - | Limited liability company | Articles of organization, filed with the secretary of state | $99 (§ 111.16 F) | § 1706.16(A) |
| false | - | 1 | false | - | - | Sole proprietorship | No formation filing; an owner doing business under a fictitious name must report it to the secretary of state within 30 days after first using it, unless the owner registers it as a trade name instead | None to form; $39 for a fictitious name report or a trade name registration (§ 1329.01 C, E; § 111.16 S.2) | § 1329.01(D) |
| false | - | >= 2 | false | - | - | General partnership | No formation filing: two or more co-owners carrying on a business for profit form a partnership. A partnership using a fictitious name must report it to the secretary of state (§ 1329.01 D) or register it as a trade name. Optionally, after approval by the vote needed to amend the partnership agreement (§ 1776.81 B), the partnership may file a statement of qualification with the secretary of state to become a limited liability partnership (§ 1776.81 C) | None to form; $39 for a fictitious name report or trade name registration (§ 1329.01 C, E); $99 to become a limited liability partnership (§ 111.16 F) | § 1776.22(A) |
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