Foreign registration · no form number

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Pennsylvania registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania and Washington side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$40	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 online with Washington
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	June 30	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Washington registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Washington, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington counts 60 days from the day Pennsylvania issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania corporation is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$439

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Washington comes to $226 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Washington

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in Pennsylvania

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

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Washington

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $439 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Washington?

$226 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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