Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Arkansas that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Arkansas here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Arkansas records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

What Arkansas and Pennsylvania each ask for

	Arkansas formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	May 1	June 30
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Arkansas companies register with Pennsylvania

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your Arkansas name and formation date. No Arkansas paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. After approval, your Arkansas corporation is registered with Pennsylvania.

Will your Arkansas name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your Arkansas 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 Arkansas name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Arkansas one

Pennsylvania calls it a registered office; Arkansas says registered agent. Pennsylvania papers come to us; Arkansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Arkansas

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Arkansas plus Pennsylvania comes to $306 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Arkansas files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Arkansas.

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Pennsylvania?

$306 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arkansas registered agent stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

Will Pennsylvania accept my Arkansas 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 Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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