Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

What California and Pennsylvania each ask for

	California formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	June 30
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From California to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your California name and formation date. Nothing has to come from California first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. Once Pennsylvania approves it, the California company can do business there.

Your California name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the California one

Pennsylvania calls it a registered office; California says agent for service of process. Pennsylvania papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in California and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, California plus Pennsylvania comes to $181 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in California files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into California

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my California company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay California.

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for California and Pennsylvania?

$181 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $25 to California and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

Will Pennsylvania accept my California 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 California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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