Pennsylvania · Limited liability company
What an LLC costs in Pennsylvania
$132 in your first year. That's $125 to file with Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, and about $7 a year to keep it in good standing after that.
First-year breakdown
- State filing fee $125 One-time, paid when you form the LLC
- Annual Report $7 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.
- Total, first year $132
Don't file on this alone. We're still verifying figures state by state. Open the source link below and confirm before you pay anything or rely on a deadline.
Keeping it alive
Your annual report
| Filing | Annual Report |
|---|---|
| How often | annual |
| Fee | $7 |
| When it's due | 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. |
| If you're late | No specific monetary late fee for a missed annual report. |
| If you keep ignoring it | 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.
What we're less sure about
Caveats on this page
- 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.
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