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Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Hawaii vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	September 30
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Hawaii companies register with Pennsylvania

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Hawaii name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Hawaii first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. Once Pennsylvania approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

Will your Hawaii name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Hawaii plus Pennsylvania comes to $168.50 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Pennsylvania

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

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Pennsylvania

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Hawaii 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 Hawaii.

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Pennsylvania?

$168.50 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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