Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Rhode Island here, not even the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

Rhode Island vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$22	$250 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.ri.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	May 1	June 30
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Rhode Island companies register with Pennsylvania

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Rhode Island first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. Once Pennsylvania approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

Will your Rhode Island name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your Rhode Island name if it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state. We check your exact Rhode Island name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Agents: Pennsylvania and Rhode Island

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Rhode Island plus Pennsylvania comes to $206 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40). See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Rhode Island.

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

No, Pennsylvania takes Form DSCB:15-412 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Pennsylvania?

$206 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

Will Pennsylvania accept my Rhode Island name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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