Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Louisiana: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

Louisiana and Pennsylvania side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.la.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	June 30
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Louisiana to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Louisiana name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Louisiana first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. Once Pennsylvania approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

Your Louisiana name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Louisiana plus Pennsylvania comes to $186 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Louisiana files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Louisiana

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Pennsylvania

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Louisiana.

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Pennsylvania?

$186 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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