Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

What Tennessee and Pennsylvania each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.tn.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due		September 30
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Tennessee companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Your Tennessee name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Tennessee 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 check your exact Tennessee name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Tennessee plus Pennsylvania comes to $456 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Tennessee files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Pennsylvania

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Tennessee business operates there; Pennsylvania law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Tennessee.

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Pennsylvania?

$456 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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