Pennsylvania: annual report deadlines, fees and closing a business
For LLCs and corporations registered in Pennsylvania. Facts last verified against the official pages linked below.
Find my exact due date File on the official Pennsylvania site
At a glance
| Entity | Annual report due | Fee | Late |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLC (annual report) | Between January 1 and September 30 each year (domestic and foreign LLCs). The Department mails a notice to the registered office at least two months before the deadline | $7 ($0 for an LLC with a not-for-profit purpose) | No late fee stated on the pages read. |
| Corporation (annual report) | Between January 1 and June 30 each year (business and nonprofit, domestic and foreign). The Department mails a notice to the registered office at least two months before the deadline | $7 for a business corporation; $0 for a nonprofit corporation | No late fee stated on the pages read. |
LLC (annual report)
- Due: Between January 1 and September 30 each year (domestic and foreign LLCs). The Department mails a notice to the registered office at least two months before the deadline.
- Fee: $7 ($0 for an LLC with a not-for-profit purpose).
- Late: No late fee stated on the pages read.
- If you miss it: Failure to file subjects the association to administrative dissolution and loss of protection of its name. Under the transition period, entities that fail to file in 2027 are subject to administrative dissolution six months after the due date. A dissolved domestic entity can reinstate with no time limit: $35 online or $40 otherwise, current annual report information, and $15 for each annual report not previously paid.
- To close it: not yet researched.
Sources: PA Department of State: annual reports read 2026-10-18 · PA Department of State: fees and payments read 2026-10-18 · verified 2026-10-18
Corporation (annual report)
- Due: Between January 1 and June 30 each year (business and nonprofit, domestic and foreign). The Department mails a notice to the registered office at least two months before the deadline.
- Fee: $7 for a business corporation; $0 for a nonprofit corporation.
- Late: No late fee stated on the pages read.
- If you miss it: Failure to file subjects the association to administrative dissolution and loss of protection of its name. Under the transition period, entities that fail to file in 2027 are subject to administrative dissolution six months after the due date. A dissolved domestic entity can reinstate with no time limit: $35 online or $40 otherwise, current annual report information, and $15 for each annual report not previously paid.
- To close it: not yet researched.
Sources: PA Department of State: annual reports read 2026-10-18 · PA Department of State: fees and payments read 2026-10-18 · verified 2026-10-18
Good to know
The annual report is new: it began in 2025.
Act 122 of 2022 created the annual report for most domestic and foreign associations beginning in calendar year 2025; the old ten-year (decennial) report was repealed.
Source: PA Department of State: annual reports read 2026-10-18 · verified 2026-10-18
File directly; third parties charge more.
The Department says many third parties charge $100 to $200 for a filing that can be made directly for $7 (free for nonprofits) and takes about 5 to 10 minutes. File online at file.dos.pa.gov; no PIN is needed for the annual report, and online reports are approved automatically.
Source: PA Department of State: annual reports read 2026-10-18 · verified 2026-10-18
Not the same as the federal beneficial ownership report.
The Pennsylvania annual report is required by state law and filed with the Department of State. The federal Corporate Transparency Act report is a different filing with FinCEN, and federal rules or court cases about it do not affect the Pennsylvania annual report.
Source: PA Department of State: annual reports read 2026-10-18 · verified 2026-10-18
Foreign registrations cannot reinstate.
A foreign registration that was administratively terminated for not filing cannot be cured by reinstating; the foreign association must register again with a new Foreign Registration Statement.
Source: PA Department of State: annual reports read 2026-10-18 · verified 2026-10-18
Pennsylvania business taxes
We have not compiled Pennsylvania business tax thresholds or due dates yet. Start at Pennsylvania Department of State (annual reports are filed here; state taxes: not yet researched). This page covers annual report or periodic filing rules only; tax details are not yet researched.
Closing a Pennsylvania business
Pennsylvania closing steps: not yet researched. The federal steps are on the closing checklist. For state steps, start at Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations.
Not yet researched for Pennsylvania
- closing/dissolution steps and the filing fee for LLCs and business corporations
- first-year timing for the annual report
- Pennsylvania Department of Revenue taxes
These items are left out on purpose until they can be confirmed on an official page.
Official links
- Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
- PA Business Filing Services (file.dos.pa.gov)
- Pennsylvania Department of State (annual reports are filed here; state taxes: not yet researched)
Beware of mail asking you to pay to file your annual report: see scam mailers.