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Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Texas that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of Texas here, not even the Certificate of Fact - Status. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Texas records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

Texas vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$15	$250 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	pa.gov
Name endings	limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either	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
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	May 15 each year	September 30
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Texas companies register with Pennsylvania

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your Texas name and formation date. No Texas paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. Once Pennsylvania approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

Your Texas name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Texas 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. Texas's list (limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. We search Pennsylvania's records for Texas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Pennsylvania

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

The other way: Pennsylvania into Texas

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Pennsylvania certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Texas company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Texas.

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my Texas 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; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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