What it costs in Pennsylvania.
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How to form an LLC in Pennsylvania.
The steps, in order, and what each one asks of you. We can file it in Pennsylvania for you, with the registered agent for the first year.
The steps.
Step 1
Choose a name
It has to be different from the names already on Pennsylvania’s records, and it has to include “LLC” or another ending Pennsylvania accepts, such as “Limited Liability Company”.
Step 2
Give a registered office in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has a registered office, not a registered agent: a Pennsylvania street address on the certificate of organization, or a commercial registered office provider, where legal papers for the company are delivered. More on this below.
Step 3
File the formation document
File the formation document with Pennsylvania’s business filing office. Its name varies: articles of organization in most states, a certificate of formation or of organization in others. Pennsylvania charges a filing fee. It is shown at cost under What it costs in Pennsylvania, on this page.
Step 4
Sign an operating agreement
It sets out who owns the company and how it is run. It stays with your records and is not filed with the state.
Step 5
Get an EIN from the IRS
The EIN is the company’s federal tax number, and banks ask for it. The IRS issues it online, usually at once, when the responsible person has a Social Security number or ITIN and the company’s principal place of business is in the US. Otherwise it is Form SS-4 by fax or mail, which can take 4 to 8 weeks.
Step 6
Keep up with the ongoing filing
Pennsylvania has a periodic filing for LLCs. Our page on Pennsylvania names it and says who files, when it is due and what happens if it is late.
More on Pennsylvania: changing agents, the ongoing filing and deadlines
The registered office Pennsylvania requires.
A Pennsylvania LLC gives a registered office on its certificate of organization: a street address in Pennsylvania, not a post office box, or a commercial registered office provider. Legal papers for the company are delivered there.
More on Pennsylvania: changing agents, the ongoing filing and deadlines