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Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Texas here, not even the Certificate of Fact - Status. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Texas records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

Texas and Pennsylvania side by side

	Texas formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$15	$250 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	pa.gov
Name endings	corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them	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
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	May 15 each year	June 30
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Texas companies register with Pennsylvania

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Texas name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Texas first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. After approval, your Texas corporation is registered with Pennsylvania.

Will your Texas name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your Texas 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. Texas's list (corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them) is not the same, but an ending such as “corporation” works in both states. We search Pennsylvania's records for Texas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Texas one

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Texas plus Pennsylvania comes to $156 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Pennsylvania

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

The other way: Pennsylvania into Texas

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Pennsylvania

Does my Texas company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Texas.

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Pennsylvania?

$156 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, nothing to Texas and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my Texas 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; “corporation” works in both states.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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