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Section 3 · Pennsylvania

Foreign LLC Registration, Pennsylvania (2026): 4 Procedures and the 3 Best Services

Ranked by measured reading, the services for registering an LLC formed elsewhere in Pennsylvania in 2026 are Mainstay Filing ($199), Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co ($199) and PA Registered Agent.org ($199). First establish whether registration applies; 4 procedures and a $250 fee follow.

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Sheet summary

Registration fee
$250Logged against pa.gov in October 2026
Recurring report
$7Annual report
Three-year state cost
$264State charges only
Procedures on this sheet
4One at a time

You will be able to

  • When the rule takes effect
  • The filing, its fee and its office
  • What it costs to stay registered
  • Who we would engage to file

Best reading

Pennsylvania: the ranked services

Measured on the method page: three-year cost (36%), procedures performed (28%), renewal, fit with Pennsylvania's protocol and price legibility.
Strongest result

1. Mainstay Filing: best for repeated registrations

$199 to register, $149 yearly

Mainstay Filing reads highest, and the reason is that $199 over the state fee in any state, and year-one agent service reads as free.

Three years run $100 higher than at Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co, in exchange for more of the work being done.

From year two the agent reads $149 a year, whichever state is used.

What the price performs

  • Filing with the state
  • A fifty-state service

Measured strengths

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • One price anywhere

Measured limits

  • Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co's agent renewal is $50 lower
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Pennsylvania focus

2. Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co: best for a budget registration

$199 to register, $99 yearly

In second position is Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co, where a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • $199 above the state fee
  • Then $99 a year
  • The first year of the agent costs nothing extra

Measured limits

  • A single-state service
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Pennsylvania focus

3. PA Registered Agent.org: best for another Pennsylvania candidate

$199 to register, $99 yearly

In third position is PA Registered Agent.org, where a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co and this service charge alike.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • $199 above the state fee
  • Then $99 a year
  • The first year of the agent costs nothing extra

Measured limits

  • A single-state service
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The 3 ranked services side by side

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Pennsylvania Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3PA Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit PA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices as posted on November 13, 2026. Each row requires Pennsylvania's $250 registration fee on top.

The sheet, procedure by procedure

  1. Procedure 1: Is Pennsylvania registration required?

    An LLC formed elsewhere registers with Pennsylvania before it does business there. The cost of not registering: Pennsylvania courts do not admit claims from an unregistered LLC (15 Pa.C.S. 411(b)). Contracts already signed stay effective (15 Pa.C.S. 411(c)).

    Specimen: Logged against pa.gov in October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Appoint a registered agent for Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania requires a registered office (a Pennsylvania street address or a Commercial Registered Office Provider), not an agent. The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Pennsylvania. A P.O. box alone is not accepted.

    TipEach of the ranked services acts as the registered agent.

    Specimen: Logged against legis.state.pa.us in October 2026

  3. Procedure 3: Complete and lodge the Foreign Registration Statement

    Delivering that filing completes the registration, and the state bills $250 for it.

    Specimen: Logged against pa.gov in October 2026

  4. Procedure 4: What follows

    The next obligation is the annual report at $7, September 30.

Costs, procedure by procedure

ItemGoes toAmount
The registration procedureThe state$250
Annual reportThe state$7
A service, if usedService company$199 for year one
State fees for three yearsThe state$264
Method for the three-year state row: take the filing fee, add the reports due in years two and three, then add any yearly minimum tax. Service fees stay in their own rows.

How the Pennsylvania results were ordered

prevailed on procedures the price performs (28% of the reading), with close behind.

Because the LLC came from another state and now works in this one, a single provider spanning both measured best.

Brief answers

How large is Pennsylvania's fee for a foreign LLC?

$250 as the official fee. Service fees: $199.

Which form do I file to register?

Foreign LLCs file this form with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Pennsylvania courts do not admit claims from an unregistered LLC (15 Pa.C.S. 411(b)). Contracts already signed stay effective (15 Pa.C.S. 411(c)).

What is due after registering?

The filing that follows is the annual report at $7.

Which services are in this lesson?

The picks are Mainstay Filing, Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co and PA Registered Agent.org; prices appear in the table above.

Which service should handle the registration?

The order of the readings is Mainstay Filing, Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co and PA Registered Agent.org. Mainstay Filing is first because a $199 service fee plus Pennsylvania's own fee, then $149 a year for the agent.

Further reading

Specimens and records

  1. To reproduce the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and result, consult pa.gov. Our observation of it is dated August 2026.
  2. To reproduce the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and result, consult pa.gov. Our observation of it is dated August 2026.
  3. To reproduce the 15 Pa.C.S. § 8821 result, consult pa.gov. Our observation of it is dated August 2026.
  4. To reproduce the Pennsylvania formation fee: Filing fee, official source result, consult pa.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  5. To reproduce the Pennsylvania registered agent statute result, consult legis.state.pa.us. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  6. To reproduce the Pennsylvania DOS, foreign associations result, consult pa.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  7. To reproduce the Foreign Registration Statement, DSCB:15-412 result, consult pa.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  8. To reproduce the Commercial registered office providers result, consult pa.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  9. To reproduce the 15 Pa.C.S. 411, registration to do business in result, consult legis.state.pa.us. Our observation of it is dated November 2026.
  10. To reproduce the Pennsylvania Department of State, general rule and exclusions result, consult pa.gov. Our observation of it is dated November 2026.
  11. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the Pennsylvania service page of Mainstay Filing
  12. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the pricing page of Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co
  13. Recorded November 13, 2026 from the pricing page of PA Registered Agent.org