Pennsylvania Certificate of Authority · Wyoming LLC

Registering a Wyoming LLC in Pennsylvania

A Wyoming LLC gets Pennsylvania authority for $250 without any certificate from Wyoming. Year one across both states costs $317: Pennsylvania's registration and first report plus Wyoming's $60 annual minimum.

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What each state asks of the LLC

Point	Wyoming	Pennsylvania
Yearly payment	$60 minimum	$7 annual report
Home certificate	$0 online	Not requested
Registration	Already formed	$250
In-state presence	Registered agent	Registered office or provider

A Wyoming company that stays current at home still has its own Pennsylvania report date, September 30.

Items for a Wyoming LLC

Item 1 takes the LLC box, and item 2 the Wyoming name with its designator. Wyoming is the answer to item 3, and a Wyoming address can serve as the principal office in item 4, with the Wyoming office from the formation papers in 4A if there is one. Item 5 holds the Pennsylvania office, and item 6 comes from the formation documents.

No Wyoming certificate

Wyoming charges $0 for its online certificate. The Pennsylvania filing does not need it.

Public record

Anything written on the statement, including addresses and the return email, joins the public record, as do the details of each annual report.

Staying current at home

A Wyoming company dissolved under Wyoming law can have its Pennsylvania registration terminated, so keep the Wyoming annual minimum of $60 paid.

Costs together

Registration $250 plus the first Pennsylvania report $7 plus the Wyoming minimum $60 is $317. Same-day handling at $100 lifts it by that amount.

A worked example

A one-member Wyoming LLC sells equipment from a Harrisburg warehouse. Item 3 shows Wyoming and item 5 the warehouse; the LLC pays $250 and sends the docketing statement too. Its first year costs $317, and later years cost $7 and $60.

Records to keep in both states

Keep the Wyoming formation papers with the filed Pennsylvania statement and its docketing copy. If a bank wants proof of authority, a certificate of registration costs $40.

What to keep current in each state

State	Duty	Amount
Wyoming	Annual minimum	$60
Pennsylvania	Annual report	$7
Pennsylvania	Registered office kept current	No fee unless amended
Pennsylvania	Amendment if something changes	$250

Keeping both states current is what preserves the registration.

A Wyoming LLC run from Pennsylvania

A Wyoming LLC managed from Pennsylvania is handled cleanly: item 4 shows the Pennsylvania principal office, item 3 shows Wyoming, and item 5 shows the Pennsylvania office. The company is a Wyoming entity doing business in Pennsylvania and keeps both states' annual duties.

Closing the Wyoming LLC later

If the LLC is dissolved in Wyoming, the Pennsylvania registration can be terminated. Withdraw with DSCB:15-415/417 and the clearance certificates, or merge into a Pennsylvania entity.

Series Wyoming LLCs

A Wyoming LLC formed with series says so in item 6, registers once, and files DSCB:54-311 for any series that trades under a name of its own.

Name issues for a Wyoming LLC

A Wyoming name registers as written unless the Department holds a name too close to it, in which case item 2A supplies an alternate that every later Pennsylvania filing must use.

Worth knowing about the Wyoming certificate

If a Pennsylvania bank or licensing office asks for a Wyoming certificate, Wyoming issues one for $0. That is a third party's request and not a Pennsylvania filing requirement.

Speed

Faster tiers are available for $100, $300 or $1,000 on top of the filing fee, and none can be requested by mail.

Wyoming entities that are not LLCs

For a Wyoming corporation the statement is unchanged and the fee is $250, with the newspaper notice added; a Wyoming nonprofit pays $250. Their annual reports follow the corporate date, June 30, rather than the LLC date.

Wyoming addresses and mail

The statement can show a Wyoming principal office while the Pennsylvania registered office receives the Department's mail. Anything Pennsylvania mails to the registered office, from the annual report postcard to a termination notice, goes there and nowhere else.

Checking the Wyoming record

Pull up the Wyoming record before drafting. The name and formation date there are the ones to use, and the articles of organization settle how to answer the series question in item 6.

Banks, insurers and licensing offices

Anyone in Pennsylvania who wants evidence that the Wyoming LLC is registered can be given the filed copy, or a certificate of registration at $40 if they insist on an official certificate.

Staying flexible about the start date

If the Pennsylvania work is a few weeks away, item 7 can carry a later effective date, which keeps the registration from starting before the business does.