Maryland

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Maryland: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

Maryland vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Maryland formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	April 15	September 30
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Maryland to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Maryland name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Maryland first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Pennsylvania.

Your Maryland name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Maryland

Pennsylvania calls it a registered office; Maryland says resident agent. Pennsylvania papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Maryland plus Pennsylvania comes to $456 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Maryland files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Maryland

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Pennsylvania

Does my Maryland company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maryland.

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Pennsylvania?

$456 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $300 to Maryland and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my Maryland 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 Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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