From the Pennsylvania Department of State (PA DOS) website:
Beginning in 2025 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of State (DOS) now requires most domestic and foreign filing associations to file an Annual Report [DSCB:15-46].
According to the PA DOS website, these associations include:
- 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
*Filing types that are not required to make Annual Reports are: fictitious names, general partnerships that are not limited liability partnerships, authorities (all subtypes), name reservations, land banks, financial institutions and credit unions, name registrations, trademarks, insignias and marks used with articles and supplies.
The Annual Report must include the following information:
- Business name
- Jurisdiction of formation
- Registered office address
- Principal 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
- Entity number issued by the Pennsylvania Department of State
The fee for the new Annual Report is $7 for business corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), limited partnerships (LPs) and limited liability general partnerships (LLPs), with a $0 fee for nonprofit corporations and any LPs or LLCs with a not-for-profit purpose.
The deadline for filing the Annual Report is based on the type of association:
Beginning January 6, 2025, the Annual Report [DSCB:15-146] should be filed online at file.dos.pa.gov.
The online Annual Report form will populate with the company details currently on file, preventing costly mistakes and delays. Filing and paying online will ensure all the relevant form questions are answered and ensure the form is timely received and processed. In addition, Annual Reports submitted online will be automatically approved. Online filers see statuses in real time and will be able to access the approved Annual Report within minutes. Therefore, there are no expedited service options for Annual Reports.
The PA Department of State has a comprehensive FAQ page which can be found here.
Step-by-step instructions and screen shots can be found here.