Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Delaware vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$250 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	On or before June 1	September 30
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Delaware companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Will your Delaware name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your Delaware 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 check your exact Delaware name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Agents: Pennsylvania and Delaware

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Delaware plus Pennsylvania comes to $556 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Delaware files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Delaware

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Pennsylvania

Does my Delaware company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Delaware 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 Delaware.

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Pennsylvania?

$556 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $400 to Delaware and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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