Pennsylvania Foreign Registration · Annual report
The Pennsylvania annual report for a foreign LLC
Once registered in Pennsylvania, an LLC from elsewhere files an annual report by September 30 each year for $7, online. The report is the one recurring duty that comes with the registration. Missing it can end in termination six months after the due date.
The report at a glance
- Name
- Annual report (Pennsylvania Department of State)
- Form
- DSCB:15-146
- Fee
- $7
- LLC due date
- September 30
- Corporation due date
- June 30
- Other associations
- December 31
- Filed
- Online, at file.dos.pa.gov
- Nonprofits
- $0
What the report contains
The report gives the entity name, the registered office address, the principal office address and the name of at least one governor. For an LLC the governor is a manager, or a member who takes material management responsibility. Whatever the report states has to be accurate as of the day it is filed. The report holds no financial statement, and the details, with the company's compliance status, show on the Department's public business search.
Due dates by kind of entity
The due date depends on the entity. Corporations of every kind, domestic and foreign, file by June 30. LLCs, domestic and foreign, file by September 30. Any other foreign filing association files by December 31. The filing period opens on January 1 of the year of the deadline.
Filing the report
The report is filed online through the Business Filing Services portal. Register an account if you are new, log in, find the company under business search and click the annual report icon. No PIN is needed to file. Online reports are approved automatically, the form and an acknowledgement letter are ready to download, and for that reason there is no expedited option.
The reminder, and why the office must stay current
The Department mails a postcard notice to each registered office at least two months before the deadline. A company using a registered office provider gets none, because providers receive no postcards. The notice is a courtesy; the duty stands without it, so keep your own calendar entry.
What a missed report leads to
| Stage | Consequence |
|---|---|
| Due date passes | The report is late; file it as soon as you can |
| Six months after the due date | Ground for the Department to terminate the foreign registration |
| Termination notice | Effective at least 60 days after it is delivered to the registered office |
| After termination | The name can be taken by another association; the company must register again |
The Department has said it will allow a transition period before it imposes dissolution, termination or cancellation for missed reports.
Entities that owe a second filing
The annual report does not replace the certificate of annual registration. Foreign limited liability partnerships, limited liability limited partnerships and restricted professional companies owe that certificate by April 15, filed online one year at a time, oldest first. For partnerships the fee is $470 for each general partner with a Pennsylvania residence or organization on December 31. For a restricted professional company it is $700 for each licensed member who lives in Pennsylvania.
When the registered office changes
If the company moves its Pennsylvania office or switches providers, the change is made by amending the registration, listed at $250. File it before the annual report notice season so the postcard and any termination notice reach the right place.
The day the postcard arrives
Log in to the portal, search for the company and open the annual report. Check that the registered office, the principal office and the governor shown are still right, correct anything that changed, and submit. If the registered office on the postcard is out of date, correct that first by amending the registration.
The federal report is separate
The state annual report goes to the Department of State. The federal beneficial ownership report, where one applies, goes to FinCEN. They are different filings with different filers, and one does not satisfy the other.
Outside filers
The Department cautions owners about third parties that charge many times the state fee for this filing. The report takes only a few minutes online.
Annual report questions
How much is the annual report?
$7 for a for-profit LLC, free for a nonprofit.
When is an LLC's report due?
By September 30.
Can I pay a rush fee?
No. Online reports are approved automatically and there is no expedited option.
What if the registered office is a provider?
Providers receive no postcard notices, so watch the date yourself.
Can a terminated registration be reinstated?
Not retroactively. The company registers again.
What you pay
Register in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania$199
+ $250 Pennsylvania fee
- The Foreign Registration Statement completed from your answers
- The docketing statement that travels with it
- A Pennsylvania registered office address, or a provider you already use
- Your filed copy returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Pennsylvania's fee is $250, listed on its own line apart from ours. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Pennsylvania Department of State, fees and payments
- DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement, with instructions
- Pennsylvania Department of State, foreign associations
- Pennsylvania Department of State, annual reports
- Pennsylvania Department of State, commercial registered office providers
- 15 Pa.C.S. 419, termination of registration
- Pennsylvania Department of State, certificates of annual registration
Ready to register in Pennsylvania?
Start the order and the statement is prepared for filing.