Corporation Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet - Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION ANNUAL COMPLIANCE AND SUBSISTENCE PACKET
New annual regime. Pennsylvania replaced its former decennial model with annual reports beginning in 2025. Use the current annual-report service, not an old decennial-report calendar.
1. CORPORATE RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact corporate name | [________________________________] |
| Pennsylvania entity number | [________________________________] |
| Domestic or registered foreign corporation | ☐ Domestic ☐ Foreign |
| Formation/registration date | [__/__/____] |
| Current Department status | [________________________________] |
| Registered office | [________________________________] |
| Principal office | [________________________________] |
| Last annual report filed | [__/__/____] |
2. CORPORATION FILING WINDOW
Under 15 Pa.C.S. § 146 and the Department's current instructions, domestic and foreign corporations file between January 1 and June 30 each year.
| Calendar control | Date |
|---|---|
| Filing window opens | January 1, [________] |
| June 30 deadline | [06/30/____] |
| Internal target | [__/__/____] |
| Next annual review | [__/__/____] |
☐ Corporation deadline is not confused with the September 30 LLC deadline.
☐ Notice receipt is not treated as a condition of the filing duty.
3. REPORT INFORMATION
| Required field | Current value | Change needed |
|---|---|---|
| Business name | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Jurisdiction of formation | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Pennsylvania registered office | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Principal office | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| At least one governor/director | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Principal officers' names and titles, if any | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Pennsylvania entity number | [________________________________] | ☐ |
☐ Prepopulated online information reviewed rather than accepted without comparison.
☐ Approved report and acknowledgement letter downloaded and retained.
4. DATED FEE AND TRANSITION FACTS
As of 2026-07-29, the annual-report fee for a business corporation is $7. The Department states that administrative dissolution/termination/cancellation for annual-report nonfiling begins with reports due in 2027, six months after the applicable deadline.
| Dated item | Verified amount/rule |
|---|---|
| Business-corporation annual report | $7 as of 2026-07-29 |
| 2025-2026 transition | No annual-report administrative dissolution under the stated transition |
| 2027 enforcement | Six months after deadline for a 2027 nonfiler |
| Live portal total rechecked | [__/__/____] |
The transition does not excuse the annual report. File on time and preserve the corporation's name and public record.
5. STATUS AND CURE GATE
| Evidence | Purpose | Retained |
|---|---|---|
| Business Filing Services record | Internal status check | ☐ |
| Accepted annual report/acknowledgement | Filing proof | ☐ |
| Certificate of Subsistence | Official transaction/counterparty evidence | ☐ If needed |
☐ Missing reports and live Department status confirmed.
☐ An administratively dissolved or terminated corporation is routed to the Pennsylvania corporation reinstatement packet.
☐ A subsistence certificate is not represented as proving tax, license, local, or foreign-jurisdiction compliance.
6. NEXT-CYCLE CONTROL
| Task | Owner | Due date |
|---|---|---|
| Recheck § 146 and amendment activity | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Recheck annual-report fee and portal | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Reconcile governor/director, officers, and offices | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| File by June 30 | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
| Order subsistence evidence if needed | [Name] | [__/__/____] |
7. COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
Prepared by: [________________________________]
Official sources rechecked on: [__/__/____]
Authorized filer: [________________________________]
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 15 Pa.C.S. § 146
- Pennsylvania Department of State, Annual Reports
- Pennsylvania Business Filing Services
Current statute, corporation filing window, fields, $7 fee, portal, and 2027 enforcement transition verified 2026-07-29. Amendment/repeal search completed for § 146.
About this template
- Last updated
- July 29, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 29, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- 15 Pa.C.S. § 146 (annual report)
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 29, 2026.
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