Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Missouri vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.mo.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	June 30
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Missouri companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Will your Missouri name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Missouri

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Pennsylvania

Does my Missouri company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Missouri.

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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