Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

To do business in Pennsylvania, an LLC formed in Montana registers there on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Montana: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Montana records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Montana vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	April 15	September 30
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Montana to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your Montana name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Montana first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. Once Pennsylvania approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

Will your Montana name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Montana plus Pennsylvania comes to $176 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Pennsylvania

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

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Montana

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Pennsylvania certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Pennsylvania

Does my Montana company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Montana.

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Pennsylvania?

$176 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $20 to Montana and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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