Foreign registration · Form 972

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers an LLC from Pennsylvania as a foreign LLC on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Pennsylvania and Louisiana each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	September 30	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Louisiana

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Louisiana counts 90 days from the day Pennsylvania issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Louisiana's filing goes in. Once Louisiana approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$429

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

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Louisiana?

We search Louisiana's records for Pennsylvania's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Louisiana agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Louisiana comes to $191 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Pennsylvania

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

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Louisiana

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$389 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $429 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Louisiana?

$191 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Pennsylvania company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Pennsylvania?

It files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees.

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