Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Maine vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$30	$250 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	June 1	June 30
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Maine companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Your Maine name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Maine

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Maine

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Maine plus Pennsylvania comes to $241 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Maine files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Maine

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Pennsylvania

Does my Maine company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Maine corporation in Pennsylvania?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maine.

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Pennsylvania?

$241 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $85 to Maine and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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