Utah

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Utah vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$12	$250 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	September 30
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Utah to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Your Utah name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Utah 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 Utah name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Agents: Pennsylvania and Utah

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Utah plus Pennsylvania comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Utah files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Utah

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Utah company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Utah.

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Pennsylvania?

$174 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $18 to Utah and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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