Foreign registration · Form 0012

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania vs Oklahoma: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$40	$312 at order (filing fee $300 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 Oklahoma
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	June 30	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Oklahoma

We prepare and file Form 0012
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Pennsylvania certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Pennsylvania corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Your Pennsylvania name and Oklahoma's rules

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Oklahoma comes to $166 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Pennsylvania

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

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Oklahoma?

$166 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Pennsylvania company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Pennsylvania companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Pennsylvania's filings.

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