Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

To do business in Pennsylvania, a corporation formed in Tennessee registers there on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Tennessee here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Tennessee records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Tennessee vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.tn.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due		June 30
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Tennessee to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Tennessee name and formation date. No Tennessee paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. Once Pennsylvania approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Your Tennessee name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Tennessee 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 Tennessee name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Agents: Pennsylvania and Tennessee

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Tennessee plus Pennsylvania comes to $176 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Tennessee.

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Pennsylvania?

$176 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the Tennessee registered agent stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

Will Pennsylvania accept my Tennessee 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 Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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