Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

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

Vermont and Pennsylvania side by side

	Vermont formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$35	$250 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	September 30
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Vermont to Pennsylvania, step by step

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

Your Vermont name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Vermont

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Vermont plus Pennsylvania comes to $201 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Vermont files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Pennsylvania into Vermont

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Pennsylvania

Does my Vermont company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a Vermont 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 Vermont.

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Pennsylvania?

$201 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $45 to Vermont and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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