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An out-of-state LLC in Pennsylvania

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Pennsylvania, it registers with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations for a fee of $250.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania’s statute is the authority. Start with the Pennsylvania filing page. If the answer is not clear, a Pennsylvania attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Pennsylvania (2026)

Handing the Pennsylvania registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $250 state fee = $449; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. PA Registered Agent.org $199 + the $250 state fee = $449; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co $199 + the $250 state fee = $449; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Pennsylvania page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations.

Where Pennsylvania sits

38th cheapest of 50 at $250, in the band $250 to $499. It does not ask an LLC for paper from the formation state, unlike 36 others.

Pennsylvania questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania registers foreign LLCs through the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations. Whether your activity requires it is set by Pennsylvania’s statute; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $250.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Pennsylvania?

DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (Pennsylvania Department of State), $7 (due: september 30), and a registered office in the state.

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