Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Arkansas vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	May 1	September 30
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Arkansas to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Will your Arkansas name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your Arkansas name if it includes the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state. We search Pennsylvania's records for Arkansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Pennsylvania and Arkansas

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Arkansas plus Pennsylvania comes to $306 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Arkansas

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Pennsylvania

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once an Arkansas business operates there; Pennsylvania law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Arkansas.

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Pennsylvania?

$306 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

An Arkansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my Arkansas name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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