Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Florida vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$8.75	$250 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	dos.fl.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	May 1	June 30
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Florida to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Florida name and formation date. No Florida paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. Once Pennsylvania approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

Your Florida name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Florida 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 search Pennsylvania's records for Florida's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Pennsylvania and Florida

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Pennsylvania

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

LLC or corporation, Florida to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Florida files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Florida

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Florida company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Florida corporation in Pennsylvania?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Florida.

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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