Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Oregon LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Oregon and Pennsylvania side by side

	Oregon formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon, every year	September 30
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Oregon companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Will your Oregon name work for Pennsylvania?

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Oregon

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Oregon

Each year your LLC files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Oregon plus Pennsylvania comes to $256 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Oregon files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Oregon

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Oregon files Form 110 with $275 in state fees; no Pennsylvania certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Oregon owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Oregon company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once an Oregon 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 Oregon.

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Pennsylvania?

$256 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $100 to Oregon and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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