Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Kentucky vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	On or before June 30	September 30
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Kentucky to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Will your Kentucky name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Kentucky one

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

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Kentucky plus Pennsylvania comes to $171 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Pennsylvania

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

The other way: Pennsylvania into Kentucky

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Pennsylvania certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to Pennsylvania

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kentucky.

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Pennsylvania?

$171 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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