Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Idaho and Pennsylvania side by side

	Idaho formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	June 30
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Idaho to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your Idaho name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Idaho first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. After approval, your Idaho corporation is registered with Pennsylvania.

Will your Idaho name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your Idaho 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 Idaho's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Idaho plus Pennsylvania comes to $156 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Pennsylvania

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

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Idaho

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to Pennsylvania

Does my Idaho company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Idaho.

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Pennsylvania?

$156 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, nothing to Idaho and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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