Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Georgia that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Georgia: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Georgia records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Georgia and Pennsylvania side by side

	Georgia formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	April 1	June 30
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Georgia companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Your Georgia name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Georgia plus Pennsylvania comes to $216 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Georgia company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Georgia.

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Pennsylvania?

$216 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $60 to Georgia and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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