Foreign registration · Form 50

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, a corporation formed in Pennsylvania registers there on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Pennsylvania and Oregon each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$40	$275 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 Oregon
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	June 30	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Oregon registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Oregon

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Pennsylvania certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

Your Pennsylvania name and Oregon's rules

We search Oregon's records for Pennsylvania's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Oregon and Pennsylvania

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Oregon comes to $431 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Oregon

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in Pennsylvania

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

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Oregon

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Oregon?

$431 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Pennsylvania companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Pennsylvania's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in Pennsylvania?

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

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