The following policies apply when paying for corporate and UCC services rendered by the Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations:

  • The fees of the Bureau are nonrefundable. The nonrefundable policy applies to both accepted and rejected filings.
  • Customers may pay by check or money order made payable to the Pennsylvania Department of State.
  • Cash or credit cards are not accepted.
  • Checks may not be more than six months old.
  • Checks must be commercially pre-printed with the name and address of the account holder.
  • Please make sure that checks are signed.
  • Effective January 6, 2014, credit card payments will be accepted for expedited services only.
  • Act 135 of 2016 (effective January 2, 2017) - Business Fee Exemption for Veteran-Owned and Reservist-Owned Small Businesses (PDF)

Fee Schedule

Domestic Corporation/Association (Profit and Non-Profit)Fee
Articles of Incorporation or like instrument incorporating a corporation or association$125
Articles of Conversion$70
Each ancillary transaction$70
Articles of Merger, Consolidation or Division$150
Additional fee for each association that is a party to a merger or consolidation$40
Additional fee for each association resulting from a division$125
Annual Report - Benefit corporation$70
Statement of Validation$75 plus amount of attached filing

 

Foreign Corporation (Profit and Non-Profit)Fee
Foreign Registration Statement $250
Amendment of Foreign Registration$250
Domestication$70
Each ancillary transaction$250
Statement of Merger or Consolidation$150
Additional fee for each association that is a party to a merger or consolidation$40

 

Fictitious NameFee
Registration$70
Each ancillary transaction$70

 

TrademarkFee
Registration$50
Renewal/Cancellation$50
Assignment$50

 

Insignia, Marked Articles and Like MattersFee
Registration$70
Amendment$70

 

Domestic Limited PartnershipFee
Registration$125
Each ancillary transaction$70
Certificate of Merger, Consolidation or Division$150
Additional fee for each association that is a party to a merger or consolidation$40
Additional fee for each new association resulting from a division$125
Statement of Validation$75 plus amount of attached filing

 

Foreign Limited PartnershipFee
Registration$250
Amended registration$250
Domestication$125
Each ancillary transaction$250

 

Domestic Limited Liability PartnershipFee
Registration$125
Each ancillary transaction$70
Annual registrationat least $340
Statement of Validation$75 plus amount of attached filing

 

Domestic Limited Liability CompanyFee
Certificate of Organization$125
Each ancillary transaction$70
Certificate of Merger, Consolidation or Division$150
Additional fee for each association that is a party to a merger or consolidation$40
Additional fee for each new association resulting from a division$125
Annual Registration (restricted professional companies only)at least $500
Statement of Validation$75 plus amount of attached filing

 

Foreign Limited Liability Partnership/Limited Liability CompanyFee
Registration$250
Amended Registration$250
Domestication of Foreign Limited Liability Company$125
Each ancillary transaction$250
Annual Registration (Partnership)at least $340
Annual Registration (Company)at least $500

 

Annual Reports (Domestic or Foreign Associations)Fee
Annual report submitted by a nonprofit corporation or a limited partnership or limited liability company with a not-for-profit purpose$0
All other annual reports (for profit entities)$7

 

Reinstatement of Domestic AssociationFee
Application for reinstatement delivered to the bureau electronically $35
Application for reinstatement not delivered to the bureau electronically       $40
Additional fee required for each annual report not previously paid
$15

 

Municipal and other AuthoritiesFee
Articles of Incorporation$125
Articles of Merger$150
Each ancillary transaction (includes Articles of dissolution)$70

 

Miscellaneous Association filingsFee
Surety Bonds$70
Home Rule Charter/Optional Plan$70
Land Bank formation$125
Land Bank ancillary filing$70

 

Certification FeeFee
Record searches listing the entity number, name, address, and file date (these may also indicate a no record)$15
Certificate of registration (Foreign entities)
Subsistence certificates (Domestic entities)
$40
$40
Plain copies$15 plus $3 per page
Certified copies$55 plus $3 per page
Engrossed certificates bearing the Secretary's seal (non-existence certificates and great seals)$125
Printouts of the computer screen are available in the reception room$3 per page
All microfilm records are available for public inspection and copying in the bureau reception room$3 per page

 

Uniform Commercial CodeFee
Financing Statement$84
Financing Statement Amendment$84
Correction Statement$84
Attached pages to UCC-1 or UCC-3 filingsNO ADDITIONAL CHARGE
UCC-11 Information Request$12
UCC-11 Copy Request$12 + $3 per page of copies; and $28 if certification is requested

Expedited Services

Expedited service fees are in addition to the statutory fees associated with the type of document submitted or service sought. An expedited service request form must be submitted for each request if filed on paper. This form can be found on the forms page. Expedited requests are NOT accepted through the mail.

 

Expedited service fees are as follows:Fee
1 hour service (received before 4:00 p.m.)$1,000
3 hour service (received before 2:00 p.m.)$300
Same-day service (received before 10:00 a.m.)$100

Expedited service fees may be paid by credit card, check, money order, or customer deposit account, when these accounts are already established. Cash payment will not be accepted. All fees are nonrefundable.

 

Other FeesFee
Change of Registered Office$5
Change of Registered Office by Agent$5
Duplicate certificates are available$70
Name Reservation/Registration$70
Name Availability (3 names)$15
FAX
$3 per page
(outgoing fax)
Business List$ .25 per name
Service of Process, Each Defendant Named or Served$70

* If you have any questions, please contact the Bureau at (717) 787-1057.