Before you do business in Pennsylvania, you may need to register with several state agencies, including the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, and Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. Depending on your business structure, you might need to complete additional steps during your registration process. Whether you are headquartered in Pennsylvania (domestic status) or headquartered outside of Pennsylvania (foreign status) will also affect your registration process. Visit the Basic Business Registration Overview section to learn more about how to complete your registrations with each state agency or create your own personalized business registration checklist.

To find out more information on how to register your domestic limited liability company, or to register a fictitious name for your business, watch our video tutorials that will walk you through the Pennsylvania Department of State registration process.

If you wish to register your business with the Pennsylvania Department of State online, you will be required to create a user profile in the Business One-Stop Shop Hub.  Once you create a user profile and sign into the Business One-Stop Shop Hub, navigate to the Department of State’s Business Filing Services system to submit your filing online.