Indiana

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Indiana vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$15	$250 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	June 30
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Indiana companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Will your Indiana name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Indiana one

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Pennsylvania

Does my Indiana company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Indiana corporation in Pennsylvania?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Indiana.

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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