Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

New York LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in New York that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of New York here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your New York records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

What New York and Pennsylvania each ask for

	New York formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	dos.ny.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	September 30
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How New York companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Will your New York name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Your Pennsylvania agent and the New York one

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in New York files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into New York

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my New York company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a New York 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 New York.

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for New York and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

A New York company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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