Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Michigan and Pennsylvania side by side

	Michigan formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	michigan.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	May 15	June 30
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Michigan companies register with Pennsylvania

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your Michigan name and formation date. No Michigan paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. After approval, your Michigan corporation is registered with Pennsylvania.

Your Michigan name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Michigan one

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Michigan plus Pennsylvania comes to $181 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Michigan

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Michigan company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Michigan.

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Pennsylvania?

$181 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $25 to Michigan and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

Will Pennsylvania accept my Michigan 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 Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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