Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Oregon that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Oregon: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Oregon records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Oregon vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Oregon formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	June 30
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Oregon to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Will your Oregon name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Oregon

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Oregon plus Pennsylvania comes to $256 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Oregon files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Oregon

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to Pennsylvania

Does my Oregon company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Oregon.

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Pennsylvania?

$256 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $100 to Oregon and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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