Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

California LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

California vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	California formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	pa.gov
Name endings	limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC	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
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	September 30
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How California companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Will your California name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your California 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. California's list (limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. We check your exact California name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Agents: Pennsylvania and California

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

Staying in good standing in California and Pennsylvania

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in California files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in California

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my California company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

How much does it cost to register a California LLC in Pennsylvania?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay California.

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for California and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

Will Pennsylvania accept my California 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; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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