Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Washington vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Washington formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	June 30
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Washington to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Your Washington name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Washington

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Washington

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Washington plus Pennsylvania comes to $226 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Washington files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Washington

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Washington company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Washington.

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Pennsylvania?

$226 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $70 to Washington and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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