Reference · Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania LLC requirements
Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in Pennsylvania, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.
| Filing agency | Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $125 |
| Filing fee notes | Certificate of Organization (domestic LLC) per the PA DOS fees-and-payments page. |
| Standard processing | Not confirmed. Online annual-report filings are processed automatically and immediately, but no general formation SLA was found. |
| Expedited options | Not confirmed. |
| Periodic report | Annual Report |
| Report frequency | annual |
| Report fee | $7 |
| Report deadline | Due annually between January 1 and September 30. REPLACED the former decennial report starting with reporting year 2025 (15 Pa.C.S. 146). Whether an LLC formed in 2026 must file by 30 September 2026 or begins the following year was not confirmed. |
| Late penalty | No specific monetary late fee for a missed annual report. |
| Administrative dissolution | Failure to file exposes the LLC to administrative dissolution and loss of exclusive rights to its registered name. PHASED IN: non-filers face dissolution only for reports not filed starting in 2027 - no dissolution risk for reports missed in 2025-2026 during the transition. |
| State tax | No franchise tax / capital stock tax applies to LLCs (Pennsylvania's capital stock/franchise tax was phased out). Not re-verified against a PA Dept. of Revenue page. |
| Minimum state tax | None |
| Newspaper publication | Not required |
| Registered agent required | Yes |
| First-year minimum | $132 |
Confidence
What we're less sure about
Cross-checked, pending a second verification pass
- HIGH VALUE: PA switched decennial -> annual starting 2025 with dissolution risk phasing in from 2027. Most competitor pages will still describe the decennial report.
- $125 + $7 = $132, assuming the first report falls within ~12 months.
- First-filing-year rule for entities newly formed in 2026 unconfirmed.
Provenance
Sources
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