Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

To do business in Pennsylvania, an LLC formed in Connecticut registers there on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Connecticut: no Certificate of Legal Existence. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Connecticut records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Connecticut and Pennsylvania side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$250 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	business.ct.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	On or before March 31	September 30
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Connecticut companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Your Connecticut name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Connecticut

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Connecticut plus Pennsylvania comes to $236 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Pennsylvania

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

The other way: Pennsylvania into Connecticut

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Connecticut 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 Connecticut.

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Pennsylvania?

$236 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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