Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Florida vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	dos.fl.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	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	May 1	September 30
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Florida companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Your Florida name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Florida 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. Florida'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 search Pennsylvania's records for Florida's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Florida plus Pennsylvania comes to $294.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Pennsylvania

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

The other way: Pennsylvania into Florida

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Pennsylvania

Does my Florida company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Florida.

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Pennsylvania?

$294.75 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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