Ohio does not require member or manager names in its own public LLC filing. Ohio's own Articles of Organization already keep member and manager names off the public record, and there is no recurring report to reopen that disclosure later — so a Wyoming parent above an Ohio LLC is mainly about reinforcing formalities and adding a second layer of asset protection, not closing a privacy gap Ohio already lacks. See our Wyoming holding company guide and full list of anonymous LLC states for more.
$99
Articles of Organization filing fee
Statutory agent only
No member/manager name on the Articles
$0
No annual or biennial report since 2021
§ 1706.342
Sole-and-exclusive-remedy charging order
Ohio is one of the more durably private states in this series, even though it never markets itself that way. Its Articles of Organization ($99), filed under ORC 1706.16, ask only for the LLC name, a management-structure designation, and the statutory agent — never a member or manager name — and Ohio eliminated its LLC biennial report entirely in 2021, so there is no recurring filing that could reopen that disclosure later the way an annual report does in other states. The one public name is the organizer, which is why a formation service typically fills that role. Ohio pairs that privacy profile with a genuinely strong charging-order statute (ORC § 1706.342), though Denny v. Breawick is a real reminder that the statute alone doesn't protect an owner who commingles funds or skips basic recordkeeping.
Ohio's Articles of Organization (Form 533A), filed under ORC 1706.16, require the LLC's name, a member-managed/manager-managed designation, and the statutory agent's name and address — never a member or manager name. Ohio also eliminated its LLC biennial report in 2021, so there is no recurring state filing that could later force a name onto the public record the way North Dakota's or Oregon's annual reports do. The one public name is the organizer, who signs the Articles under ORC 1706.16 and is searchable at businesssearch.ohiosos.gov.
Because Ohio never asks for a member or manager name — on the Articles or on any recurring filing, since Ohio eliminated its biennial report in 2021 — the only public exposure point is the organizer signature. Naming a formation service as organizer keeps that field from resolving to an individual, and a Wyoming holding LLC named as the member on the (non-public) operating agreement adds a layer that doesn't depend on Ohio's disclosure regime staying favorable. The real reason to add a Wyoming parent here is asset-protection nuance: Ohio's charging-order statute (ORC § 1706.342) is genuinely strong and applies evenly to single-member LLCs, but Ohio's own Denny v. Breawick shows a sole member losing that protection over sloppy formalities — a Wyoming holding structure paired with clean bookkeeping addresses both angles at once.
Ohio not requiring a member or manager name doesn't change federal law: beneficial owners of the Ohio LLC — and of any Wyoming holding LLC above it — must still be reported to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act, which is not open to public search.
ORC § 1706.342 — sole and exclusive remedy, applies regardless of member count, foreclosure barred. ORC § 1706.342, rewritten as part of Ohio's 2022 Revised LLC Act, makes the charging order the 'sole and exclusive remedy' available to a judgment creditor of a member, expressly barring foreclosure, and applies uniformly whether the LLC has one member or several. The real risk in Ohio isn't the statute — it's alter-ego liability: Denny v. Breawick held a sole Ohio LLC member personally liable after commingling funds and keeping no records, a reminder that strong statutory language doesn't excuse sloppy formalities.
Ohio has required no annual or biennial report for LLCs since 2021 — a genuinely rare, ongoing $0 state filing cost. Ohio moved to a flat 2.75% personal income tax in 2026 (0% below $26,050), with a separate 3% rate on qualifying business income above a $250,000 deduction, and its Commercial Activity Tax reaches only Ohio gross receipts above a $6 million exclusion.
Note: Confirm the $99 formation fee directly at businesssearch.ohiosos.gov. Because Ohio has no recurring report, there is no annual moment to re-verify continued non-disclosure the way there is in states with an annual filing — the Articles themselves remain the only checkpoint, so any future statutory change reinstating a periodic report would be the thing most likely to date this page.
No. Ohio's Articles of Organization (Form 533A), under ORC 1706.16, require only the LLC name, a member-managed/manager-managed designation, and the statutory agent's name and address. The one public name is the organizer, who signs the filing.
Ohio's own filing already keeps member and manager names off the record, and because Ohio eliminated its biennial report in 2021, there's no recurring filing to reopen that disclosure later. Use a formation service as organizer rather than yourself, and consider a Wyoming holding LLC as the member on your private operating agreement for an added asset-protection layer.
The statute is excellent — ORC § 1706.342 makes the charging order the sole and exclusive remedy regardless of member count. The real risk is alter-ego liability: Denny v. Breawick shows an Ohio sole member losing protection over commingled funds and no records, so the statute's strength only holds if formalities are kept clean.
Bottom line: Ohio keeps member and manager names off the Articles of Organization and has no recurring report to reopen that disclosure, so a Wyoming parent here is mainly a formalities-and-asset-protection upgrade, not a privacy fix.