Pennsylvania Incorporation Services

How to Incorporate in Pennsylvania

by Drake Forester

What will it cost to incorporate in Pennsylvania?

$125 Pennsylvania articles of incorporation filing fee

What are the costs involved in forming a Pennsylvania LLC?

Pennsylvania LLC certificate of organization will cost $125

How long will it take to get my Pennsylvania Incorporation or Pennsylvania LLC processed?

It will take the Pennsylvania Department of State about a week to process your Pennsylvania incorporation if you file the paper with the Dept. of state. Online filing is processed a little faster but is complicated because you file with multiple PA agencies at once.

What am I going to be looking at for ongoing fees to Pennsylvania?

The Pennsylvania Department of State Corporation Bureau does not require annual reports unless you are a professional corporation or LLC.
Other PA corporations and LLCs file a decennial report every 10 years, in years ending with the number 1. So, if you formed your PA corporation or LLC in 2012, you will not have to file a report until 2021. The decennial report fee is $70.

What are the Pennsylvania business taxes?

The Pennsylvania Corporate net income tax rate is 9.99%.
The Pennsylvania personal net income tax rate is 3.07%.
There are also a lot of local income taxes with an average rate of 1.25%.
The average Pennsylvania sales tax rate is 6.22%. The state has a 6% tax, but the average local tax is .22%, making a total of 6.22%.

When we incorporate your business in Pennsylvania, our service includes:

• Drafting custom articles for a Pennsylvania LLC or Pennsylvania corporation.
• The Pennsylvania incorporator initial resolution for a corporation, or Pennsylvania organizer if Pennsylvania LLC.
• Ratified Pennsylvania corporate bylaws, or operating agreement if Pennsylvania LLC.
• The state of Pennsylvania incorporation filing fees.
• Resident agent service for Pennsylvania.
• Our service fees are: $100 for Pennsylvania incorporation service and $125 for Pennsylvania registered agent.

All for a total of only $350 for a Pennsylvania LLC or $350 for a Pennsylvania corporation.