Foreign registration · no form number

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in Pennsylvania registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania and Connecticut side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$40	$385 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	June 30	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Pennsylvania certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Pennsylvania corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Your Pennsylvania name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Pennsylvania name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Agents: Connecticut and Pennsylvania

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Connecticut comes to $591 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Connecticut certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Connecticut

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Pennsylvania corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Connecticut?

$591 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Pennsylvania companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Pennsylvania's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Pennsylvania?

It files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees.

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