Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Pennsylvania as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Pennsylvania and North Carolina each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$40	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	June 30	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Pennsylvania certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Pennsylvania corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Will your Pennsylvania name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus North Carolina comes to $181 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Pennsylvania

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

Common questions: Pennsylvania to North Carolina

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Carolina issues one to Pennsylvania corporations once the form is approved.

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

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Pennsylvania's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and North Carolina?

$181 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Pennsylvania companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Pennsylvania's filings.

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