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Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

To do business in Pennsylvania, a corporation formed in Hawaii registers there on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Hawaii here, not even the Good Standing Certificate. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

Hawaii and Pennsylvania side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	June 30
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Hawaii companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Your Hawaii name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Hawaii

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Hawaii plus Pennsylvania comes to $171 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Hawaii.

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Pennsylvania?

$171 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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