Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, an LLC formed in Pennsylvania registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of Pennsylvania here, not even the Subsistence Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and Minnesota side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$40	$205 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 online with Minnesota
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	September 30	December 31
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Pennsylvania name and formation date. No Pennsylvania paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Minnesota?

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

Agents: Minnesota and Pennsylvania

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Minnesota comes to $156 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Pennsylvania

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

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Minnesota

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Pennsylvania LLC in Minnesota?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Pennsylvania.

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Pennsylvania first.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Minnesota?

$156 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Pennsylvania company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Pennsylvania companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Pennsylvania's filings.

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