Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Kansas here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Kansas records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Kansas vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$7.50	$250 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.ks.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	September 30
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Kansas to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Your Kansas name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Kansas

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Pennsylvania

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

The other way: Pennsylvania into Kansas

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Pennsylvania certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Pennsylvania

Does my Kansas company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 Kansas.

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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