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 agent for service of process

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.

Instructions for Renewal of Trade Name or Fictitious Name

This form should be used to renew a trade name or fictitious name registration. Please select the appropriate box to indicate whether you are renewing a trade name or a fictitious name registration.

Registration Expiration and Renewal

The registration of a trade name or a report of a fictitious name is effective for five years. The registration must be renewed at some point within the six months before the registration expires. Upon filing the renewal, the name is registered for an additional five years. If no renewal is timely filed, the name registration expires and a new name registration form would need to be filed to re-register the name. (Note: If a trade name is registered by another applicant following its expiration, the trade name will be unavailable for registration unless the new applicant consents.)

If the registrant is a partnership that has not filed a statement with our office under Ohio Revised Code chapter 1776 and the original name application listed a partner name, the partnership must file a renewal if that partner ceases to be a partner. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1329.04, such a renewal will extend the name registration for an additional five years from the date of the renewal filing. At least one partner name must be provided on this form.

Name to be Renewed and Applicant Information

The trade or fictitious name must be provided.

Please provide the name of the applicant renewing the name. The applicant must be the same as the registrant (owner) of the name currently reflected in our records. Also, select the appropriate box to describe the applicant as an individual or business entity. If the applicant is a registered entity with our office, provide the registration/charter/license number. If the applicant is a foreign business entity, also provide the jurisdiction of formation on the line provided.

Business Address

Please provide the applicant’s business address.

General Partner Information

If the partnership has filed a statement with our office pursuant to Ohio Revised Code chapter 1776, partners names and addresses are not required. If a partnership has not registered with our office please provide the name and address of at least one general partner. If the partnership named any partner on its original name registration form, and that person/entity ceases to be a partner, the partnership must renew the trade name or fictitious name registration. Please provide the name and address of at least one partner, unless the partnership has filed a statement pursuant to ORC 1776.

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. The trade name application must be signed by the registrant or by any authorized representative of the applicant.

Instructions for Statement of Continued Existence

This form should be used by a nonprofit corporation (domestic or foreign) to verify its continued existence in Ohio. This form must be submitted every 5 years if no other filing has been submitted. Please check box (1) or box (2) to state whether the nonprofit corporation is a domestic or foreign corporation.

By submitting this form, the corporation agrees to the statement at the top of the form which states the corporation is still actively engaged in exercising its corporation privileges.

Corporation Information

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §§1702.59 and 1703.27, please provide the name of the corporation and the charter or license number assigned to the corporation in Ohio.

Domestic (Ohio) Corporation Information

If the corporation submitting the form is a domestic (Ohio) corporation, please provide the location of the principal office, specifically the city and county where the principal office is located. Also, please provide the date of incorporation.

Foreign (Non-Ohio) Corporation Information

If the corporation submitting the form is a foreign (Non-Ohio) corporation, please provide: (1) the date of qualification in Ohio; (2) the jurisdiction of formation; (3) the location of the principal office in Ohio; and (4) the location of the principal office outside of Ohio.

Statutory Agent

Please provide the name and address of the current statutory agent. This information may be verified on our website at www.OhioSos.gov.

If the current statutory agent's name or address is incorrect, then please submit a Statutory Agent Update form (Form 521), to correct the corporate record. Note: this form may not be used to appoint a new statutory agent.

Signature

After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that page 2 is signed by a director, officer or three members in good standing.

**Note: Our office cannot file or record a document which 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.