Below is a list of regular filings and payments that you may need to submit to the State, depending on your business. For license and permit applications and renewals, see Licenses & Permits.
See below for additional business/professional licensing and permitting.
| Filing/Payment | Agency/Department | Information | Forms | File/Pay | Gateway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Certificate Applications (Power Siting) | Power Siting Board | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Agricultural Labor Camp Plan Review | Health | Info | Forms | ||
| Alcoholic Beverages Taxes | Taxation | Info | Forms | ||
| Annual Report (Career Colleges and Schools) | Board of Career Colleges and Schools | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Application for Name/DBA, Address, or Dealer License Type Change (Auto Dealers and Distributors) | Public Safety | Info | Forms | ||
| Attestation Form for Conscious Sedation | Dental Board | Form | |||
| Attestation Form for General Anesthesia | Dental Board | Form | |||
| Banks | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Barber Shop Remodel Application | Cosmetology and Barber Board | Info | Form | ||
| Boating Education Course Registration | Department of Natural Resources | Info | Forms | ||
| Bond Data Form (Career Colleges and Schools) | Board of Career Colleges and Schools | Info | Form | ||
| Bout Contract | Athletic Commission | Form | |||
| Boxing/MMA/TM Promoter $20,000 Surety Bond | Athletic Commission | Form | |||
| Business Filing Form (Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Industry) | Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Info | |||
| Business Names | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Certificate Applications (Power Siting) | Power Siting Board | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Certificate of Compliance | Public Safety | Info | Form | ||
| Certificate of Consolidation | Secretary of State | Info | Form | ||
| Certificate of Conversion: for entities converting within or off the records of the Ohio Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Info | Form | ||
| Certificate of Conversion: for entities converting into the records of the Ohio Secretary of State | Secretary of State | Info | Form | ||
| Certificate of Merger | Secretary of State | Info | Form | ||
| Certificate of Need | Health | Info | Form | ||
| Check Cashers | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Child Care Provider Payments | Job and Family Services | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Cigarette Taxes | Taxation | Info | Forms | ||
| Coal Mining Industry | Natural Resources | Info | Forms | ||
| Coal Report | Natural Resources | Info | |||
| Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) | Taxation | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| Company Affidavit of Responsibility | Engineers and Surveyors Board | Info | Form | ||
| Consent for Use of Similar Name | Secretary of State | Info | Form | ||
| Construction Equipment Auction License Annual Report | Public Safety | Info | Forms | ||
| Cooperatives | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Corporation Franchise Tax | Taxation | Info | Forms | ||
| Cosmetology Schools | Cosmetology and Barber Board | Info | Forms | ||
| Credit Service Organizations | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Credit Unions | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Dealer Temporary Tag Void Form | Public Safety | Info | Form | ||
| Deferred Compensation Payments | Deferred Compensation | Info | Gateway | ||
| Drinking and Ground Water Industry | Environmental Protection Agency | Info | |||
| Drug-Induced Side Effects Report | Optomtery Board | Form | |||
| Electric Industry | Public Utilities Commission | Info | Forms | ||
| Embalmer Case Report | Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board | Info | Form | ||
| Employer Withholding | Taxation | Info | Forms | File/Pay Options | Gateway |
| Environmental Reports | Environmental Protection Agency | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Form | Dental Board | Form | |||
| Expanded Display Site (Motor Vehicle Dealers) | Public Safety | Info | |||
| Eye Exam (Fighters) | Athletic Commission | Forms | |||
| Facilities Compliance Statement (Career Colleges and Schools) | Board of Career Colleges and Schools | Info | Form | ||
| Fighter Evacuation Form | Athletic Commission | Form | |||
| Financial Institutions Tax | Taxation | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| First Report of an Injury, Occupational Disease, or Death (FROI) | Workers' Compensation | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Foreign Nationally/Federally Chartered Banks | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| For-Profit Corporations (Domestic Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| For-Profit Corporations (Foreign Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Funeral Director Case Report | Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board | Info | Form | ||
| Funeral Home — Change of Firm Title | Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board | Info | Form | ||
| Gross Casino Revenue Tax | Taxation | Info | Gateway | ||
| Hazardous Waste Generation Industry | Environmental Protection Agency | Info | Forms | ||
| Health Care Providers | Health | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Horse Racing Tax | Taxation | Info | Gateway | ||
| Hospital Performance Measure Reporting | Health | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Hospital Price Disclosure Reports | Health | Info | |||
| Hospital Registration | Health | Info | Forms | ||
| Industrial Mineral Report | Natural Resources | Info | |||
| Industrial Minerals Industry | Natural Resources | Info | Forms | ||
| Instructor List Form (Cosmetology Schools) | Cosmetology and Barber Board | Forms | |||
| Insurance Agent/Agency Appointment and Termination | Insurance | Info | Forms | ||
| Insurance Companies - Annual Filing Requirements | Insurance | Info | Forms | ||
| International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) | Taxation | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| Internship Program Enrollment Form (Cosmetology Schools) | Cosmetology and Barber Board | Info | |||
| Kilowatt-Hour Tax | Taxation | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| Landscape Architecture Firms | Board of Landscape Architects Examiners | Info | Forms | ||
| Limited Liability Companies (Domestic Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | File/Pay Online | |
| Limited Liability Companies (Foreign Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Limited Liability Partnerships (Domestic Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Limited Liability Partnerships (Foreign Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Limited Partnerships (Domestic Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Limited Partnerships (Foreign Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Master Checklist Report | Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board | Info | Form | ||
| Master Quarter Report | Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board | Info | Form | ||
| Master Settlement Agreement | Taxation | Info | Forms | ||
| Medicaid Providers | Job and Family Services | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Money Transmitters | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Monthly Attendance & Hours Report (Cosmetology Schools) | Cosmetology and Barber Board | Info | Form | ||
| Mortgage Brokers & Loan Officers | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Motor Carrier Industry | Public Utilities Commission | Info | Forms | ||
| Motor Fuel Tax | Taxation | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| State-Administered Municipal Net Profit Tax | Taxation | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| Municipal-Administered Municipal Income Tax | Over 600 municipalities | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| Municipal Income Tax (for Electric Light Companies and Local Exchange Telephone Companies) | Taxation | Info | Forms | File/Pay Online | |
| Natural Gas Distribution Tax (MCF Tax) | Taxation | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| Natural Gas Industry | Public Utilities Commission | Info | Forms | ||
| Non-Hazardous Waste Industry | Environmental Protection Agency | Info | |||
| Nonprofit Corporations (Domestic Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Nonprofit Corporations (Foreign Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Oil and Gas Industry | Natural Resources | Info | Forms | ||
| Other Tobacco Products Taxes | Taxation | Info | Forms | ||
| Participating Dealer List (Motor Vehicle Displays) | Public Safety | Info | Form | ||
| Partnerships (Domestic Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Partnerships (Foreign Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Pass Through Entity and Trust Withholding Tax | Taxation | Info | Forms | ||
| Pawnbrokers | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Payroll Reports | Workers' Compensation | Info | Forms | ||
| Permissible Practices Documentation (Dental Assistants) | Dental Board | Form | |||
| Permissible Practices Documentation (Dental Hygienists) | Dental Board | Form | |||
| Petroleum Activity Tax | Dental Board | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| Physical Examination Report (Fighters) | Athletic Commission | Form | |||
| Precious Metal Dealers | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Premium Finance Companies | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Prevailing Wage | Commerce | Info | |||
| Professional Associations | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Promoter $2500 Tax Surety Bond | Athletic Commission | Form | |||
| Provider Billing | Developmental Disabilities | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Public Water Systems | Environmental Protection Agency | Info | Forms | File/Pay Online | |
| Public Utility Excise Tax | Taxation | Info | Forms | ||
| Railroad Industry | Public Utilities Commission | Info | Forms | ||
| Real Estate Industry | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Registration of Corporation Name (Foreign Entities) | Secretary of State | Info | Form | ||
| Replacement Tire Fee | Taxation | Info | Forms | ||
| Report of Paid Compensation and Case Reserves | Workers' Compensation | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Residential Facility Vacancy | Developmental Disabilities | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Ringside Physician's Report | Athletic Commission | Form | |||
| Sales and Use Tax | Taxation | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| Salesperson's License | Public Safety | Info | Form | ||
| Savings Banks | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Savings and Loan Associations | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| School Director Disclosure Form | Board of Career Colleges and Schools | File | |||
| School District Income Tax Withholding | Taxation | Info | Forms | File/Pay Options | Gateway |
| School Field Trip Form (Cosmetology Schools) | Cosmetology and Barber Board | Info | Forms | ||
| Scrap Metal & Bulk Merchandise Container Dealers | Public Safety | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Second Mortgage Lenders | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Securities Industry | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Self-Insured Policy Renewal | Workers' Compensation | Info | Forms | File/Pay Online | |
| Severance Tax | Taxation | Info | Forms | Gateway | |
| Shares Fees | Secretary of State | Info | |||
| Short Term Loans | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Small Loans Companies | Commerce | Info | Forms | ||
| Student Enrollment Report (Cosmetology Schools) | Cosmetology and Barber Board | Info | Form | ||
| Student Transcipt Report (Cosmetology Schools) | Cosmetology and Barber Board | Info | Form | ||
| Summary and Classification of Courses (Exhibit "A") | Board of Career Colleges and Schools | Info | Form | ||
| Summary of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses | Workers' Compensation | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Surety Bond for a Certificate of Registration | Board of Career Colleges and Schools | Form | |||
| Surface/Storm Water/Wastewater Industry | Environmental Protection Agency | Info | Forms | ||
| Tank Installation Notification Form (Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks) | Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board | Info | Form | ||
| Tank Inventory Form (Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks) | Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board | Info | Form | ||
| Tank Removal Form (Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks) | Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board | Info | Form | ||
| Tank Replacement Notification Form (Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks) | Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board | Info | Form | ||
| Transfer of Ownership Form (Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks) | Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board | Info | Form | ||
| Telephone Industry | Public Utilities Commission | Info | Forms | ||
| Trademarks/Service Marks | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Trusts | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Unclaimed Funds Reports | Commerce | Info | Gateway | ||
| Unclaimed Motor Vehicle Affidavit | Public Safety | Info | Form | ||
| Underground Storage Tanks | Commerce | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Unemployment Compensation Tax | Job and Family Services | Info | Forms | File/Pay Online | Gateway |
| Uniform Commercial Code | Secretary of State | Info | File/Pay Online | ||
| Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations | Secretary of State | Info | Forms | ||
| Vendor's License | Taxation | Info | File/Pay Options | Gateway | |
| Video Service Authorization | Commerce | Info | Form | File/Pay Online | |
| Water Industry | Public Utilities Commission | Info | Forms | ||
| Water Well Drilling and Sealing | Natural Resources | Info | Forms | File/Pay Online | |
| Water Withdrawal Facilities | Natural Resources | Info | Forms | ||
| Workers' Compensation Coverage | Workers' Compensation | Info | Forms | ||
| X-ray Equipment Registration | Health | Info | File/Pay Online |