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Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and Connecticut side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$40	$120 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	September 30	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Connecticut

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut accepts it within 90 days of Pennsylvania's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the Connecticut filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Connecticut.

Connecticut costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$359

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact Pennsylvania name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Agents: Connecticut and Pennsylvania

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Connecticut comes to $236 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Connecticut certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Connecticut

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$319 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $359 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Connecticut?

$236 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Pennsylvania company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Pennsylvania companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Pennsylvania's filings.

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