Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Illinois vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	ilsos.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	June 30
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Illinois to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Your Illinois name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Illinois

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Illinois plus Pennsylvania comes to $231 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Pennsylvania

Does my Illinois company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Illinois.

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Pennsylvania?

$231 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $75 to Illinois and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my Illinois 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 Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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