Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

What Louisiana and Pennsylvania each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.la.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	September 30
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Louisiana companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Your Louisiana name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Louisiana

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Louisiana plus Pennsylvania comes to $196 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Louisiana files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Pennsylvania

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Louisiana 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 Louisiana.

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Pennsylvania?

$196 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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