Pennsylvania Annual Report Service & Filing Instructions

How to File Your Pennsylvania Annual Report

To file your Pennsylvania Annual Report or Annual Registration, complete the following steps.

1. Determine your business’s filing fee and due date.
2. If filing an Annual Report, complete your report online OR download a paper form.
3. If filing an Annual Registration, complete your report online OR download a paper form.
4. Submit your report or registration to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

Pennsylvania Annual Report Due Dates and Fees

Pennsylvania Annual Registration Due Dates and Fees

Filing Your Pennsylvania Annual Report OR Annual Registration

The Pennsylvania Annual Report is required starting in 2025. Currently, there is no way to access the annual report form. Here’s what you’ll do when it is available in 2025.

To File Annual Report Online:

• Go to the Pennsylvania Online Business Document Filing System.
• If you don’t already have an account, you’ll need to create one by clicking “Sign up now!”
• Once you have successfully logged in, you’ll immediately begin filing your annual report.

To File Annual Report By Paper:

• On the Department of State website, go to the Business Forms page.
• Click the Annual Report link.
• The form you choose will immediately appear on your screen. Both forms can be typed or handwritten in blue or black ink.

To File Annual Registration Online:

• Go to the Pennsylvania Online Business Document Filing System.
• If you don’t already have an account, you’ll need to create one by clicking “Sign up now!”
• Log in and search for your LLP, LLLP or RPC/PLLC name under “Business Search.”
• Click on the business name and “Request Access” to the business record. An emailed PIN is required to access an existing business registration and file any amendments
• Once you have your PIN, complete the Annual Registration Form and pay by credit card

To File Annual Registration By Paper:

• Fill out the Certificate of Annual Registration form. The form can be typed or handwritten in blue or black ink.

Here’s all the information you’ll need to include, update, and/or verify on your annual report.

• Business name
• Jurisdiction of formation
• Registered office address
• Name of at least one governor (director, member, partner, etc. depending on type of association)
• Names and titles of the principal officers, if any
• Address of the principal office
• Entity number issued by the Pennsylvania Department of State

Here’s all the information you’ll need to include, update, and/or verify on your annual registration:

• Business name.
• Number of licensed professional members (for PLLCS) or general partners (for LPs).
• If you’re a PLLC, you’ll also need to declare if you engaged in any business not permitted by the purpose of your PLLC.
• Signature of person filing the registration.

If you file your Annual Report online, you’ll need to pay the filing fee using a credit card.

To file via the mail, submit a check or money order made payable to “Department of State.” Checks must be  pre-printed with the name and address of the account holder.

Rather not deal with the hassle of filing yourself? Or worried you’ll forget to file? Avoid incurring late fees and penalties when you hire Northwest Registered Agent to file your Pennsylvania Annual Report for you.

How Our Pennsylvania Annual Report Service Works

With Northwest’s elite Pennsylvania annual compliance service, you can trust that your business will stay compliant and in good standing, so you never have to worry about costly late fees or your company being administratively dissolved.

For $100 plus the state-mandated report fee, we’ll file your annual report. For most businesses, that’s $107 total.

Run your business on your terms by adding or canceling Pennsylvania Annual Compliance Service anytime.

• You can sign up for this service by itself or add it on to an existing service. Compliance service is also automatically added when you hire us to serve as your Pennsylvania registered agent or form your Pennsylvania LLC, Pennsylvania corporation or Pennsylvania nonprofit.
• • Once you’ve signed up for compliance service, you’ll pay nothing up front. We’ll send you a reminder at least 90 days before the report is due, and the auto charge your saved preferred method of payment a few days later.

Annual Report Service Benefits

At Northwest Registered Agent, we’re committed to protecting our clients’ privacy. Pennsylvania Annual Reports are public record, so we’ve designed our business renewal service to protect your privacy. Here’s how:

1. In order to preserve your privacy, we will list OUR contact information instead of yours.
2. Only the minimum required information will be included.
3. We will list our IP address – limiting the connection between your cell phone, personal computer, and work computers – this makes it harder for advertisers to follow you.
4. We will list our bank and credit card information – not yours.

We believe everyone has the right to keep their information private. That’s why privacy is our guiding principle when we create every service and product.

Pennsylvania Annual Report FAQ

Do I need to file my Pennsylvania Annual Report in 2024?

No. There is NO REPORT to file in 2024. The previous report (the Decennial Report) has been discontinued, and the annual report won’t be made available until 2025.

Are there initial reports in Pennsylvania?

No, new businesses are not required to file initial reports in Pennsylvania.

Are there late fees or penalties if I don’t file my Pennsylvania Annual Report?

If you don’t file your Pennsylvania Annual Report, you will be charged $15. Also your business will no longer be in good standing, and your business’s name will be available to for other companies to use.

Starting in 2027, businesses can also be administratively dissolved.

When are Pennsylvania Annual Reports Due?

It depends on what type of business entity you have.

• Corporations and nonprofits are due on June 30 every year.
• LLCs are due on September 30 every year.
• All other business entities required to file are due on December 31 every year.

Which businesses need to file the Pennsylvania Annual Report?

Starting in 2025, the following businesses need to file an annual report in Pennsylvania.

• Domestic business corporations
• Domestic nonprofit corporations
• Domestic limited liability (general) partnerships
• Domestic electing partnerships that are not limited partnerships
• Domestic limited partnerships (including limited liability limited partnerships)
• Domestic limited liability companies
• Domestic professional associations
• Domestic business trusts
• All registered foreign associations

Who can file a Pennsylvania Annual Report?

After starting a business in Pennsylvania, any authorized person may sign the Pennsylvania Annual Report. An authorized person is someone your business permits to act on its behalf. This could be someone within the business (such as a director or manager), or someone outside of the business that you hire to file your report. When you hire Northwest Registered Agent for business renewal service, we complete and file your annual report for you.

Do Pennsylvania Annual Reports need original signatures?

No, Pennsylvania allows both forms to be filed with electronic signatures.

Where can I get more information about the State of Pennsylvania Annual Report filing?

Pennsylvania Department of State
Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
PO Box 8722
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722
T: (717) 787-1057

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