Arizona

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania registers a corporation from Arizona as a foreign corporation on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Arizona: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Arizona records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Arizona and Pennsylvania side by side

	Arizona formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	June 30
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Arizona to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your Arizona name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Arizona first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. After approval, your Arizona corporation is registered with Pennsylvania.

Will your Arizona name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your Arizona name if it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state. We check your exact Arizona name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Arizona one

Pennsylvania calls it a registered office; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes Pennsylvania's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Arizona plus Pennsylvania comes to $201 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Arizona

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Pennsylvania

Does my Arizona company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; Pennsylvania registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Pennsylvania calls it registration for Arizona corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Arizona corporation in Pennsylvania?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Arizona.

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

No, Pennsylvania takes Form DSCB:15-412 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Pennsylvania?

$201 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $45 to Arizona and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

Will Pennsylvania accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

Arizona companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal of Foreign Registration; until then, Pennsylvania's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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