Utah

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Utah vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$12	$250 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	June 30
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Utah to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your Utah name and formation date. No Utah paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. After approval, your Utah corporation is registered with Pennsylvania.

Your Utah name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Utah 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 search Pennsylvania's records for Utah's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Utah one

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Utah plus Pennsylvania comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Utah files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Utah

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Utah company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Utah.

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Pennsylvania?

$174 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $18 to Utah and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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