Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

What New York and Pennsylvania each ask for

	New York formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	dos.ny.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	June 30
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From New York to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Will your New York name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your New York 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 New York name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Agents: Pennsylvania and New York

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

Staying in good standing in New York and Pennsylvania

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in New York files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in New York

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my New York company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay New York.

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for New York and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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