Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

What Iowa and Pennsylvania each ask for

	Iowa formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	June 30
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Iowa to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Your Iowa name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Iowa one

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

Staying in good standing in Iowa and Pennsylvania

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Iowa files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Iowa

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Iowa company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Iowa.

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($60, every two years) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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