Foreign registration · Form DOS-1361-f-a

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in New York

To do business in New York, an LLC formed in Pennsylvania registers there on Form DOS-1361-f-a, with $250 in state fees. New York also asks for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no older than one year. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania vs New York: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	New York registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form DOS-1361-f-a, Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$250 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	dos.ny.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	September 30	During the calendar month in which the Application for Authority was filed, every 2 years
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our New York registered agent

From Pennsylvania to New York, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our New York order. New York accepts it within one year of Pennsylvania's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form DOS-1361-f-a
It names us as your New York registered agent, with your Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, New York's filing goes in. Once New York approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

New York costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of New York registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$489

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

Your Pennsylvania name and New York's rules

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

Your New York agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Yearly filings: New York and Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to New York

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form DOS-1335-f-a with New York ($225 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New York into Pennsylvania

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

Common questions: Pennsylvania to New York

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in New York?

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

How much does the New York registration cost?

$449 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $489 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New York wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than one year old at filing.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

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

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New York later?

Pennsylvania companies leave by filing a Certificate of Surrender of Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, New York's report stays due alongside Pennsylvania's filings.

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