Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Mississippi and Pennsylvania side by side

	Mississippi formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.ms.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	April 15	September 30
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Mississippi to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Will your Mississippi name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Mississippi one

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Mississippi plus Pennsylvania comes to $156 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Pennsylvania

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

The other way: Pennsylvania into Mississippi

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Mississippi 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 Mississippi.

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Pennsylvania?

$156 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, nothing to Mississippi and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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