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Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Ohio vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Ohio formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due		June 30
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Ohio companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Your Ohio name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Ohio

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Ohio 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 Ohio

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Pennsylvania

Does my Ohio company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Ohio.

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

Will Pennsylvania accept my Ohio 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 Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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