Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania registers a corporation from Vermont as a foreign corporation on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Vermont: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

What Vermont and Pennsylvania each ask for

	Vermont formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	June 30
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Vermont to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Your Vermont name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Vermont 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 Vermont's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Pennsylvania and Vermont

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

Staying in good standing in Vermont and Pennsylvania

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Vermont plus Pennsylvania comes to $216 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Vermont files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Vermont

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Vermont company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Vermont.

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Pennsylvania?

$216 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $60 to Vermont and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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