Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania registers an LLC from Washington as a foreign LLC on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Washington: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from your Washington records, then serve as your registered office there for year one.

What Washington and Pennsylvania each ask for

	Washington formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	September 30
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

How Washington companies register with Pennsylvania

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

Your Washington name and Pennsylvania's rules

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

Agents: Pennsylvania and Washington

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

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Washington

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). With our $149 registered office renewal, Washington plus Pennsylvania comes to $226 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Washington files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Washington

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Pennsylvania

Does my Washington company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

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

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Washington.

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Pennsylvania?

$226 a year: our $149 registered office renewal, $70 to Washington and $7 to Pennsylvania for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

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

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

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

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

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

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