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Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania registers an LLC from Indiana as a foreign LLC on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Indiana here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Indiana records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

What Indiana and Pennsylvania each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$15	$250 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	September 30
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Indiana companies register with Pennsylvania

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Indiana name and formation date. No Indiana paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with Pennsylvania.

Your Indiana name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Indiana 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 Indiana name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Indiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Pennsylvania

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Indiana

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Pennsylvania

Does my Indiana company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

How much does it cost to register an Indiana LLC in Pennsylvania?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Indiana.

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

An Indiana company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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