Jurisdiction record
Everything this record holds on Pennsylvania: 76 fee cells, 9 verified registered-agent statute citations, 45 good-standing status strings, 7 governance rules, a state-level DBA regime, 9 official statute files in the verification corpus, and 5 monitored sources.
Filing agency: Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Official sites: agency home (opens the official source) · forms and fees (opens the official source) · fee schedule (opens the official source) · entity search (opens the official source) · statutes (opens the official source)
Statutory fee is the amount fixed by statute or the agency schedule. Effective remittance is what actually leaves the bank once any e-payment surcharge or bundled component is included. Partnership entity types are covered too: LP is a limited partnership, LLP a limited liability partnership, LLLP a limited liability limited partnership. A row reading not offered or no report required is a verified positive finding cited to the statute that proves it - not a gap.
| Transaction | Statutory fee | Effective remittance | Components and changes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation - LLC | $125 | $125 | none | Verified |
| Formation - Corporation | $125 | $125 | none | Verified |
| Formation - LP | $125 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Formation - LLP | $125 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Formation - LLLP | $125 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Annual report - LLC | $7 | $7 | none | Verified |
| Annual report - Corporation | $7 | $7 | none | Verified |
| Annual report - LP | $7 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Annual report - LLP | $340 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Annual report - LLLP | $340 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Certificate of good standing - All entity types | $40 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - Corporation | $5 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - Nonprofit | $5 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - LLC | $5 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - LP | $5 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - LLLP | $5 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - corp_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - nonprofit_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - llc_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - lp_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - lllp_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - llp_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - Corporation | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - Nonprofit | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - LLC | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - LP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - LLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - LLLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - corp_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - nonprofit_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - llc_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - lp_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - llp_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - lllp_foreign | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - Corporation | $150 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - Nonprofit | $150 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - LLC | $150 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - LP | $150 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - LLP | $150 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - LLLP | $150 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - Corporation | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - Nonprofit | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - LLC | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - LP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - LLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - LLLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - Corporation | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - Nonprofit | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - LLC | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - LP | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - LLP | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - LLLP | $250 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - Corporation | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - Nonprofit | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - LLC | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - LP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - LLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - LLLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - Corporation | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - Nonprofit | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - LLC | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - LP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - LLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - LLLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| cancellation - LLC | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| cancellation - LP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| cancellation - LLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| cancellation - LLLP | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution_by_incorporators - Corporation | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution_by_incorporators - Nonprofit | $70 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - Corporation | $35 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - Nonprofit | $35 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - LLC | $35 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - LP | $35 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - LLP | $35 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - LLLP | $35 | not yet published | none | Verified |
Every fee datum on this page is verified against the agency's own published schedule or statute (independent re-verification, 2026-09-04); the origin of each value is kept in its record as evidence.
Values were first corroborated across independent internal records; verified cells now also carry the agency's own published schedule or statute as their authority, which is what promotion to verified requires.
Ranked 19 of 54 on first-year state filing cost, at $132.00 against a national median of $185.00. Recurring annual cost $7. See the full ranking.
The one section on this page that clears the publication gate in full. 9 citations, verified, quoted from the official code with every elision marked.
Business Corporation Law of 1988 (15 Pa.C.S. chs. 11-19) · applies to corporations
Registered office.(a) General rule.-- Every business corporation shall have and continuously maintain in this Commonwealth a registered office which may, but need not, be the same as its place of business.
Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of 2016 (15 Pa.C.S. ch. 88) · applies to LLCs
Registered office.(a) General rule.-- Every limited liability company shall have and continuously maintain in this Commonwealth a registered office which may, but need not, be the same as its place of business.
Corporations and Unincorporated Associations (15 Pa.C.S. pt. I, ch. 1) · applies to corporations and LLCs
Name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address.(a) General rule.-- Where any provision of this title authorizes or requires the inclusion of a registered office address in any document filed in the Department of State, the person filing the document may substitute in lieu thereof the term "c/o" followed by: (1) The name of an association or a division thereof that has filed in the department, and not withdrawn, a statement of address of commercial registered office. [...] (b) Statement of address of commercial registered office.-- A domestic or registered foreign association engaged in the business of maintaining registered offices in this Commonwealth for corporations or other associations may file in the department a statement of address of commercial registered office [...]
Business Corporation Law of 1988 (15 Pa.C.S. chs. 11-19) · applies to corp
Articles of incorporation.(a) General rule.--Articles of incorporation shall be signed by each of the incorporators and shall set forth in the English language: (1) The name of the corporation, unless the name is in a foreign language in which case it shall be set forth in Roman letters or characters or Arabic or Roman numerals. (2) Subject to section 109 [...], the address, including street and number, if any, of its initial registered office in this Commonwealth. (3) A statement that the corporation is incorporated under the provisions of the Business Corporation Law of 1988. [...]
Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of 2016 (15 Pa.C.S. ch. 88) · applies to LLCs
Formation of limited liability company and certificate of organization.(a) Formation.--One or more associations or individuals 18 years of age or older may act as organizers to form a limited liability company by delivering to the department for filing a certificate of organization. (b) Required contents of certificate.--A certificate of organization must state: (1) the name of the limited liability company, which must comply with Subchapter A of Chapter 2 (relating to names); and (2) subject to section 109 [...], the address, including street and number, if any, of the company's registered office. [...] (f) Time of formation.--A limited liability company is formed when its certificate of organization becomes effective.
Corporations and Unincorporated Associations (15 Pa.C.S. pt. I, ch. 1) · applies to corporations and LLCs
Annual report.(a) Required contents.--A domestic filing entity, domestic limited liability partnership, domestic electing partnership that is not a limited partnership or registered foreign association must deliver to the department for filing an annual report signed by the entity or association that states: (1) its name and jurisdiction of formation; [...] (c) Filing deadlines.--An annual report must be delivered to the department for filing each year, beginning with the calendar year after which an entity or association first becomes subject to this section, and: (1) before July 1 in the case of a domestic or foreign corporation for profit or not-for-profit; (2) before October 1 in the case of a domestic or foreign limited liability company; [...]
Corporations and Unincorporated Associations (15 Pa.C.S. ch. 3, Subch. H - Administrative Dissolution or Cancellation) · applies to corporations and LLCs
Grounds for administrative dissolution or cancellation.(a) General rule.--The department may commence a proceeding under section 382 (relating to procedure and effect) to administratively dissolve a domestic filing entity or cancel the statement of registration of a domestic limited liability partnership or the statement of election of an electing partnership that is not also a limited partnership if the entity does not deliver an annual report to the department within six months after the annual report is due. (b) Transitional provision.--Subsection (a) applies with respect to annual reports due on or after January 4, 2027.
Corporations and Unincorporated Associations (15 Pa.C.S. ch. 2, Subch. A - Names) · applies to corp
Corporation names.(a) Business corporations.--The proper name of a domestic or registered foreign business corporation must contain: (1) the word "corporation," "company," "incorporated" or "limited" or an abbreviation of any of the terms; (2) the word "association," "fund" or "syndicate"; or (3) words or abbreviations of like import used in a jurisdiction other than this Commonwealth.
Corporations and Unincorporated Associations (15 Pa.C.S. ch. 2, Subch. A - Names) · applies to LLCs
Partnership and limited liability company names.(c) Limited liability companies.--The proper name of a domestic limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company must contain the term "company," "limited" or "limited liability company," or an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words or abbreviations of like import used in a jurisdiction other than this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania does not require a registered AGENT at all - it requires a registered OFFICE. Every business corporation (15 Pa.C.S. § 1507(a)) and every LLC (§ 8825(a)) must continuously maintain a registered office in the Commonwealth, which may but need not be its place of business - so an entity effectively acts as its own agent by listing its own Pennsylvania address. In lieu of a registered address, an entity may state the name of a Commercial Registered Office Provider (CROP) that has filed a statement with the Department of State (§ 109). Registered foreign associations have the same registered-office duty (§ 411(f)).
Consent required: no.
| What | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Department of State fee for service of process, each defendant named or served (evidences the department-service mechanism; the operative service rule is outside Title 15) | $70 | Pending review |
| Each statement of change of registered office by agent | $5 | Pending review |
| Each statement or certificate of change of registered office | $5 | Pending review |
8 statutory citations and their supporting verbatim quotations sit behind this section in the record and are withheld from public display until the review pass lands, because a citation presented as authority is a verification claimed. Statutory references appearing inside the summaries above are part of the recorded text rather than an authority claim, and they are not rendered as citations, linked, or emitted in this page's structured data. How the gate works.
7 governance rules are recorded for Pennsylvania - the organizational and annual meetings, action by written consent, and whether bylaws or an operating agreement are mandatory. Each verified rule links to the statutory text it was verified against, quoted verbatim below.
| Rule | Entity | Applies | Detail | Citation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizational meeting required | Corporation | yes | 15 Pa.C.S. § 1310(a)-(b) | Verified | |
| Annual meeting required | Corporation | yes | 15 Pa.C.S. § 1755(a) | Verified | |
| Action by written consent allowed | Corporation | yes | 15 Pa.C.S. § 1766(a)-(b) | Verified | |
| Bylaws required | Corporation | yes | 15 Pa.C.S. §§ 1310(a), 1504(a) | Verified | |
| Operating agreement required | LLC | no | 15 Pa.C.S. §§ 8812 (definition of "operating agreement"), 8815(b) | Verified | |
| Annual meeting required | LLC | no | 15 Pa.C.S. § 8847(d) | Verified | |
| Action by written consent allowed | LLC | yes | 15 Pa.C.S. § 8847(b), (d) | Verified |
Organizational meeting required · applies to corporations · yes
After the corporate existence begins, an organization meeting of the initial directors or, if directors are not named in the articles, of the incorporator or incorporators shall be held... for the purpose of adopting bylaws...
Annual meeting required · applies to corporations · yes
at least one meeting of the shareholders shall be held in each calendar year for the election of directors... Failure to hold the annual or other regular meeting at the designated time shall not work a dissolution...
Action by written consent allowed · applies to corporations · yes
action... may be taken without a meeting if a consent or consents... are signed... by all of the shareholders... If the bylaws so provide, any action... may be taken without a meeting upon the signed consent or consents of shareholders...
Bylaws required · applies to corporations · yes
the shareholders entitled to vote shall have the power to adopt, amend and repeal the bylaws of a business corporation... A bylaw adopted at the organization meeting of directors or incorporators shall be deemed to be a bylaw adopted by the shareholders...
Operating agreement required · applies to LLCs · no
"Operating agreement." The agreement, whether or not referred to as an operating agreement and whether oral, implied, in record form or in any combination thereof, of all the members of a limited liability company, including a sole member...
Annual meeting required · applies to LLCs · no
An action requiring the vote or consent of members under this title may be taken without a meeting, and a member may appoint a proxy or other agent to vote, consent or otherwise act for the member...
Action by written consent allowed · applies to LLCs · yes
A difference arising among members as to a matter in the ordinary course... may be decided by a majority of the members... an act outside the ordinary course... may be undertaken only with the affirmative vote or consent of all members.
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| Fee | Amount | Authority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fictitious name registration | $70 | 15 Pa.C.S. § 153(a)(6)(i) | Verified |
| Each ancillary fictitious-name transaction (amendment, withdrawal, cancellation) | $70 | 15 Pa.C.S. § 153(a)(6)(ii) | Verified |
Any entity conducting business in the Commonwealth under a fictitious name - and the Fictitious Names Act defines "entity" to include individuals, partnerships, corporations and other combinations (54 Pa.C.S. § 302). Registration is filed with the Department of State (§ 311(a)). Exemptions exist for nonprofit or professional activities and unincorporated associations (§ 303(b)(2)).
No. The statute is unusually direct about this: registration "does not render the name unavailable for use by another entity" (§ 303(d)), and every application must include a statement that the applicant understands that filing "does not create any exclusive or other right in the fictitious name" (§ 311(a)(6)).
Only if an individual is a party to the registration. Under § 311(g), an entity that includes an individual party must officially publish notice of its intention to file (or of the filing) in the county of its principal office or place of business. The notice may run before or after the filing and is kept with the business's permanent records.
The chapter imposes no periodic renewal - the former decennial refiling requirement (§ 321) was deleted by amendment in 2000. The registration must, however, be amended whenever necessary to keep its information accurate (§ 303(b)(1)), and it can be cancelled or a party can withdraw under § 313.
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Stored as a delta against the federal baseline: 1 day this state closes that the federal government does not, and 0 federal holidays its filing office works through.
| Date | Day | Filing office |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-27 | Day After Thanksgiving | Filing office closed |
Citation withheld: this record did not clear the publication gate.
45 distinct status strings observed for Pennsylvania: 3 mean in good standing, 24 mean not in good standing, and 18 are deliberately unresolved. How this decoder is derived and why it can never be marked verified.
| Observed status | Verdict | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| (BLANK) | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| ABANDON | Not in good standing | high |
| ACTIVE | In good standing | high |
| ACTIVE - DISSOLVED | Not in good standing | high |
| ACTIVE - PENDING FUTURE EFFECTIVE DATE | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| ACTIVE / OVER DUE | In good standing | high |
| ACTIVE-NAME IS AVAILABLE | In good standing | high |
| CANCELLED | Not in good standing | high |
| COUNTY ORPHAN | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| DISSOLVED | Not in good standing | high |
| EXPIRED | Not in good standing | medium |
| FILED IN <YEAR> | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| INACTIVE | Not in good standing | high |
| INACTIVE - ABANDONED | Not in good standing | high |
| INACTIVE - CANCELLED | Not in good standing | high |
| INACTIVE - DISSOLVED | Not in good standing | high |
| INACTIVE - DOMESTICATED OUT OF PA | Not in good standing | medium |
| INACTIVE - EXPIRED | Not in good standing | medium |
| INACTIVE - MERGED OUT | Not in good standing | medium |
| INACTIVE - NONQUALIFIED | Not in good standing | medium |
| INACTIVE - REVOKED | Not in good standing | high |
| INACTIVE - TERMINATED | Not in good standing | high |
| INACTIVE - WITHDRAWN | Not in good standing | high |
| INACTIVE - WITHDRAWN - CONSOLIDATED INACTIVE | Not in good standing | high |
| MERGE | Not in good standing | medium |
| MERGED | Not in good standing | medium |
| NAMERESERVATIONEXPIRATION | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| NON QUALIFIED | Not in good standing | medium |
| NON SOS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| NON-SOS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| NOT FILED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| NOT YET FILED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| OVER DUE | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| PENDING | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| RECEIVED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| REJECTED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| RESERVED NAME | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| RESERVED NAME (BANK) | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| REVENUE MEMO | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| REVOKED | Not in good standing | high |
| SURETY BONDS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| TERMINATED | Not in good standing | high |
| UNKNOWN | Unresolved - do not automate on this | high |
| WITHDRAWN | Not in good standing | high |
| WITHDRAWN - CONSOLIDATED INACTIVE | Not in good standing | high |
33 restricted entity-name word entries are recorded for Pennsylvania - 1 prohibited outright, the rest requiring an agency's consent or licensure before the word may appear in a name.
Governing law: 15 Pa.C.S. § 202 (requirements for names generally - applies to all covered associations).
| Treatment | Word or phrase | Authority | Citation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consent required | Annuity | Pennsylvania Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii): name shall not imply an insurance company nor contain 'annuity', 'assurance', 'beneficial', 'bond', 'casualty', 'endowment', 'fidelity', 'fraternal', 'guaranty', 'indemnity', 'insurance', 'insurer', 'reassurance', 'reinsurance', 'surety' or 'title' when used to imply the business of writing insurance, unless duly licensed as an insurance company or the Insurance Department certifies no objection | Verified |
| Consent required | Assurance | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Beneficial | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Bond | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Casualty | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | College | Pennsylvania Department of Education | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(i): shall not contain 'college', 'university' or 'seminary' when used to imply an educational institution conforming to State Board of Education standards, unless a Department of Education certificate is submitted | Verified |
| Consent required | Endowment | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Fidelity | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Fraternal | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Guaranty | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Indemnity | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Insurance | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Insurer | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Reassurance | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Reinsurance | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Seminary | Department of Education | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(i) | Verified |
| Consent required | Surety | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | Title | Insurance Department | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii) | Verified |
| Consent required | University | Department of Education | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(i) | Verified |
| License required | Architect | Architects Licensure Board | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(iv): shall not contain 'architect' or 'architecture' or any word implying the practice of architecture unless at least one signer of the initial public organic record or a governor is registered with the Architects Licensure Board and a board certificate is submitted | Verified |
| License required | Architecture | Architects Licensure Board | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(iv) | Verified |
| License required | Bank | Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (Banking Code authorization) | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(ii): name shall not imply the association is 'a bank, bank and trust company, savings bank, private bank or trust company, as defined in the... Banking Code of 1965' unless authorized by statute (exceptions: PA bank holding companies; converted nonprofit trust-property holders) | Verified |
| License required | bank and trust company | Department of Banking and Securities | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(ii) | Verified |
| License required | Engineer | State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(iii): shall not contain 'engineer' or 'engineering', 'surveyor' or 'surveying' or any word implying the practice of engineering/surveying unless at least one signer of the initial public organic record or a governor of the association is a registered PE/PLS and a certificate from the board is submitted | Verified |
| License required | Engineering | State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(iii) | Verified |
| License required | private bank | Department of Banking and Securities | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(ii) | Verified |
| License required | savings bank | Department of Banking and Securities | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(ii) | Verified |
| License required | Surveying | State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(iii) | Verified |
| License required | Surveyor | State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(iii) | Verified |
| License required | trust company | Department of Banking and Securities | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(ii) | Verified |
| Prohibited | credit union | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(v), cross-referencing 17 Pa.C.S. § 104 (prohibition on use of words 'credit union') | Verified | |
| Restricted | Cooperative | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(2)(v): shall not contain 'the word cooperative or an abbreviation thereof unless the corporation is a cooperative corporation' | Verified | |
| Restricted | Mutual | 15 Pa.C.S. § 202(c)(1)(iii)(A): the name of a domestic insurance company shall contain 'mutual' only if it is a mutual insurance company | Verified |
| Filing type | Online | Fax | Walk in | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| formation - LLC | ● | ? | ? | ● | ? | source (opens the official source) |
| formation - Corporation | ● | ? | ? | ● | ? | source (opens the official source) |
| annual report - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ? | source (opens the official source) |
| amendment - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ? | source (opens the official source) |
| dissolution - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ? | source (opens the official source) |
| ra change - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ? | source (opens the official source) |
| cogs order - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ● | source (opens the official source) |
| name reservation - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ? | source (opens the official source) |
● accepted · ○ not accepted · ? unknown or conditional (hover for the recorded condition). Channel data covers 54 jurisdictions (2026-08-15 wave). Source links render on verified rows only.
Verified against the agency's own contact page 2026-08-13. Source links render on verified rows only.
The Bureau's direct line and RA-CORPS mailbox, with the form-instruction PO box for paper filings; day-to-day filings should go through Business Filing Services online (file.dos.pa.gov), which PA treats as the primary channel
| Kind | Value | What it is for | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| phone | (717) 787-1057 | Businesses & Corporations / Corporations Division | Business filings | source (opens the official source) |
| [email protected] | Businesses & Corporations / Corporations Division | Business filings | source (opens the official source) | |
| mailing_address | Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, P.O. Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722 | Form-instruction mailing address for filings | Business filings | source (opens the official source) |
| physical_address | 401 North Street, Rm 206, Harrisburg, PA 17120 | Corporations Division (North Office Building) | Business filings | source (opens the official source) |
| courier_address | Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, 401 North Street, Rm 206, Harrisburg, PA 17120 | Street address (PO Box 8722 is USPS-only) | Expedited service | source (opens the official source) |
| phone | (717) 787-6458 | Office of the Secretary (Rm 302, 401 North Street) | general_switchboard | source (opens the official source) |
| phone | 717-787-1057 option 3 | Uniform Commercial Code section | UCC | source (opens the official source) |
| mailing_address | Uniform Commercial Code, PO Box 8721, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8721 | Uniform Commercial Code section | UCC | source (opens the official source) |
| [email protected] | Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations - Businesses & Corporations | UCC | source (opens the official source) |
Where to search Pennsylvania's UCC (Article 9) financing statements, on what terms, and what the office charges to file one. Verified against the filing office's own pages 2026-09-11. UCC division contacts are listed with the other filing-office contacts above.
Whether Pennsylvania requires a general state-level business license, and on what terms. A "None" is a verified finding cited to the agency's own pages, not a gap. Which of the state's filings ask for an industry code is in the next section.
5 of 5 fields verified against the agency's own pages (2026-09-11). Sources: business.pa.gov (opens the official source) · hub.business.pa.gov (opens the official source) · www.pa.gov (opens the official source) · www.pals.pa.gov (opens the official source)
Which of Pennsylvania's business filings ask the filer for an industry classification, and in what form. "No industry information" is a positive finding cited to the form. Where the state uses its own category list and the list was captured, it is expandable below. The NAICS and SIC reference lists are on their own page.
| Filing | Entity scope | Asks for | Required | Where on the form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | domestic for-profit corporation | no industry information | not asked | no NAICS/SIC/purpose field (item 10 benefit-corporation purpose only); Docketing Statement required as attachment | source (opens the official source) |
| Formation | domestic LLC | no industry information | not asked | no NAICS/SIC/purpose field (item 5 restricted professional services, item 6 benefit company only); Docketing Statement required | source (opens the official source) |
| Formation | all new domestic entities (corporation, LLC, etc.); also foreign corporations, business trusts and LLCs registering unde | free-text description (no code) | mandatory | DSCB:15-134A item 3 'Description of Business Activity:' (free text line); items: entity name, tax responsible party, FEIN, fiscal year end | source (opens the official source) |
| Foreign registration | all foreign associations (corporation, LLC, LP, etc.) | no industry information | not asked | no industry field on the statement; Docketing Statement DSCB:15-134A (free-text activity) required for foreign corporations, business trusts and LLCs | source (opens the official source) |
| Annual report | domestic and foreign associations | no industry information | not asked | no NAICS/SIC/activity field; items = name, jurisdiction, entity number, registered office, principal office, one governor, principal officers | source (opens the official source) |
| State business license | all | no industry information | not asked | no general state business license exists | source (opens the official source) |
| Tax registration | all | NAICS code | mandatory | myPATH registration screen 'PA Business Activity' with 'Add a Record' / 'Search NAICS Code' button; percentage per NAICS code; pri | source (opens the official source) |
| Entity-tax return | corporations and entities taxed as corporations | no industry information | not asked | no current franchise tax return (Capital Stock/Foreign Franchise Tax eliminated for tax years beginning on or after 1/1/2016). The surviving corporate report, R | source (opens the official source) |
Pennsylvania has 67 county-equivalents: 67 countyies. Names and codes are the U.S. Census Bureau's (2020 national county codes); county seats and official sites are not yet published here.
| Name | Type | FIPS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | county | 42001 | |
| Allegheny County | county | 42003 | |
| Armstrong County | county | 42005 | |
| Beaver County | county | 42007 | |
| Bedford County | county | 42009 | |
| Berks County | county | 42011 | |
| Blair County | county | 42013 | |
| Bradford County | county | 42015 | |
| Bucks County | county | 42017 | |
| Butler County | county | 42019 | |
| Cambria County | county | 42021 | |
| Cameron County | county | 42023 | |
| Carbon County | county | 42025 | |
| Centre County | county | 42027 | |
| Chester County | county | 42029 | |
| Clarion County | county | 42031 | |
| Clearfield County | county | 42033 | |
| Clinton County | county | 42035 | |
| Columbia County | county | 42037 | |
| Crawford County | county | 42039 | |
| Cumberland County | county | 42041 | |
| Dauphin County | county | 42043 | |
| Delaware County | county | 42045 | |
| Elk County | county | 42047 | |
| Erie County | county | 42049 | |
| Fayette County | county | 42051 | |
| Forest County | county | 42053 | |
| Franklin County | county | 42055 | |
| Fulton County | county | 42057 | |
| Greene County | county | 42059 | |
| Huntingdon County | county | 42061 | |
| Indiana County | county | 42063 | |
| Jefferson County | county | 42065 | |
| Juniata County | county | 42067 | |
| Lackawanna County | county | 42069 | |
| Lancaster County | county | 42071 | |
| Lawrence County | county | 42073 | |
| Lebanon County | county | 42075 | |
| Lehigh County | county | 42077 | |
| Luzerne County | county | 42079 | |
| Lycoming County | county | 42081 | |
| McKean County | county | 42083 | |
| Mercer County | county | 42085 | |
| Mifflin County | county | 42087 | |
| Monroe County | county | 42089 | |
| Montgomery County | county | 42091 | |
| Montour County | county | 42093 | |
| Northampton County | county | 42095 | |
| Northumberland County | county | 42097 | |
| Perry County | county | 42099 | |
| Philadelphia County | county | 42101 | consolidated city-county |
| Pike County | county | 42103 | |
| Potter County | county | 42105 | |
| Schuylkill County | county | 42107 | |
| Snyder County | county | 42109 | |
| Somerset County | county | 42111 | |
| Sullivan County | county | 42113 | |
| Susquehanna County | county | 42115 | |
| Tioga County | county | 42117 | |
| Union County | county | 42119 | |
| Venango County | county | 42121 | |
| Warren County | county | 42123 | |
| Washington County | county | 42125 | |
| Wayne County | county | 42127 | |
| Westmoreland County | county | 42129 | |
| Wyoming County | county | 42131 | |
| York County | county | 42133 |
| Record | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| State trademark registration | $50 per class, 5 year term, $50 renewal | Pending review |
| Change of registered agent | $5 | Pending review |
| Who must be named in public filings | Formation is highly private: an LLC Certificate of Organization requires ONLY the company name and registered office/CROP address (15 Pa.C.S. 8821(b), verified in corpus title15.txt) - no members, managers, or organizers' addresses beyond the organizer signature. But the Act 122 ANNUAL REPORT (15 Pa.C.S. 146(a), verifi | Pending review |
| Formation publication required | CORPORATIONS ONLY: domestic business corporations (15 Pa.C.S. 1307) and domestic nonprofit corporations (5307) must 'officially publish' notice of intention to file or of filing of articles - two newspapers of general circulation in the registered-office county, one being the county legal journal if any (Sec. 102 defin | Pending review |
These come from a research pass its own author graded CANDIDATES. They are shown because they are useful and withheld from every ranking on this site because they are not ratified.
| Artefact | Held |
|---|---|
| Official statute files in the verification corpus | 9 files, retrieved 2026-07-07 |
| Monitored sources | 5 sources under scheduled recheck |
| Official URLs on file | 11 agency URL slots populated of 20 possible |
| Datasets held | see the coverage matrix |
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