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Starting an LLC in Pennsylvania: what you should know first

Filing a Pennsylvania LLC costs $125. The Annual Report costs $7 a year. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $736 covers three years.

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Side hustle: Quiet-year cost: $206 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $7 state report in that year.
Online business: Office required registered agent. The address has to be an actual street address or rural route box number in Pennsylvania. A P.O. box alone is not accepted.
Startup: Filing: Certificate of Organization (DSCB:15-8821) with the Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
First-time owner: Report due: September 30.

Best LLC formation service in Pennsylvania for a first-time owner?

Mainstay Filing: $324 in year 1 including the $125 filing fee, $206 in year 2.

15 Pa.C.S. § 8821 (formation of limited liability company and certificate of organization); filing fee $125 per the Department of State fee schedule (15 Pa.C.S. § 153) (multira state research spine): www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/types-of-filings-and-registrations/pennsylvania-limited-liability-company, checked August 12, 2026
Pennsylvania formation fee: Filing fee, official source read 2026-10-01: www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/fees-and-payments, checked October 1, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations (multira state research spine): www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/business/types-of-filings-and-registrations/annual-reports, checked August 12, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations (multira state research spine): www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dos/resources/business/forms/15-146%20annual%20report%20final%2012.4.2024%20with%20watermark.pdf, checked August 12, 2026
Pennsylvania registered agent statute (15 Pa.C.S. § 8825): www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/15/00.088..HTM, checked October 20, 2026