Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

What Michigan and Pennsylvania each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	michigan.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	February 15	September 30
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Michigan to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Will your Michigan name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Michigan one

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Michigan plus Pennsylvania comes to $181 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Michigan

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Pennsylvania

Does my Michigan company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Michigan 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 Michigan.

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Pennsylvania?

$181 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $25 to Michigan and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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