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Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania registers an LLC from Ohio as a foreign LLC on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Ohio here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Ohio records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Ohio vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Ohio formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due		September 30
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Ohio to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your Ohio name and formation date. No Ohio paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. Once Pennsylvania approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

Will your Ohio name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Ohio

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Ohio files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Ohio

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Pennsylvania certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Pennsylvania

Does my Ohio company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio LLC in Pennsylvania?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Ohio.

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Pennsylvania for year one.

Will Pennsylvania accept my Ohio 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 Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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