Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

What Oklahoma and Pennsylvania each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	oklahoma.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due		June 30
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Oklahoma to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Will your Oklahoma name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Oklahoma

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Pennsylvania

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Oklahoma.

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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