Colorado

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Colorado: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Colorado records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Colorado vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	No fee	$250 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.state.co.us	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	September 30
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Colorado to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Will your Colorado name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Colorado one

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Colorado plus Pennsylvania comes to $181 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Pennsylvania

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

The other way: Pennsylvania into Colorado

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Pennsylvania certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Colorado company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Colorado 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 Colorado.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Pennsylvania?

$181 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $25 to Colorado and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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