Everything you need to register a foreign LLC in Oregon.
State filing fee$275one-time
Registered agent$125/yearbased on Northwest RA
Total, all in$1,475
Oregon data last reviewed Aug 19, 2026 · sos.oregon.govTotals include the $275 filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and Oregon recurring state costs over the selected period.
Foreign Qualification
Filing fee
$275
Form
Application for Authority to Transact Business - Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 110)
Annual obligation
$275/year
Processing time
Oregon publishes 1 to 3 business days for an online filing. For post or fax it publishes a live processed-through date rather than a duration; on 13 August 2026 it was working Business Registry paper received on 4 August. The Secretary of State updates that table, so check it rather than relying on a stored figure
Oregon data last reviewed Aug 19, 2026 · sos.oregon.gov
Formation in Oregon
Formation fee
$100
Annual cost
$100/year
State income tax
Income tax up to 9.9% (2026 tax year)
Privacy
Moderate
Oregon has no general sales tax. It does charge a Corporate Activity Tax on gross receipts, and the statute applies it to LLCs. You must register with the Department of Revenue once Oregon commercial activity passes $750,000 in a year. Tax is owed only above $1 million, at $250 plus 0.57 percent of the amount over $1 million (ORS 317A.116 to 317A.131).
What triggers foreign qualification in Oregon?
Physical office or place of business
Employees working in the state
Important to know
Foreign LLCs pay $275 for the annual renewal against $100 for domestic, one of the widest gaps in the country.
A multi-member LLC actively doing business in Oregon owes a $150 partnership minimum tax. A single-member LLC owes nothing, and neither does a multi-member LLC with no activity to report.
Activities that do NOT require registration in Oregon
The following activities are explicitly carved out by statute. On their own, they do not require a foreign LLC to register in Oregon.
Maintaining, defending or settling any proceeding
Holding meetings of the managers or members, or carrying on other activities concerning internal affairs
Maintaining bank accounts
Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange and registration of the company's own securities, or maintaining trustees or depositories for them
Selling through independent contractors
Soliciting or obtaining orders, by mail or through employees or agents, if the orders require acceptance outside Oregon before they become contracts
Creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages and security interests in real or personal property
Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing mortgages and security interests in property securing the debts
Owning real or personal property, and nothing more
Conducting an isolated transaction completed within 30 days that is not one of repeated transactions of a like nature
Transacting business in interstate commerce
Under ORS 63.701(2). The list is expressly non-exhaustive under subsection (3), and it says nothing about employees generally: paragraph (f) covers soliciting orders that are accepted outside Oregon, not a remote worker doing the company's actual work. The Secretary of State publishes separate guidance at https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/doing-business-means.aspx stating that hiring an Oregon-resident remote worker does not automatically require registration, but the same page treats having an office, or employees providing services to customers as the primary business activity, as clearly doing business. Treat a remote hire as fact-dependent rather than safe.
This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify with the Oregon SOS before filing.