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Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations

Pennsylvania business entity search

Look up a Pennsylvania business by name, filing number, or EIN. The Department of State's own register is searched here, alongside federal filings.

Free search. No account required.Pennsylvania registry: 2,355,687 registrations (current registrations only), records as of 2026-09-02.

Pennsylvania registry at a glance

Registry agency
Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Office
Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt, since 2023
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone
717-787-1057
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Mailing address
Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, P.O. Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number
Entity number. Up to 7 digits on the BFS portal (for example 6436709); the state's open-data file pads it to 10 digits.
Source: file.dos.pa.gov · checked 2026-09-11

What this page can tell you

Whether the registration is current, the filing number, registration type, creation date, address, and the officers last reported, from the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations open-data file (current registrations only), plus the EIN and federal filings where they exist.

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State registered businesses file (data.pa.gov) · records as of 2026-09-02.

What only the state can tell you

Registered office, certified copies, filing history, and anything filed since the file date. Pennsylvania publishes current registrations only, so an entity missing here may be dissolved, merged, or expired; the official business search says which.

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN
Internal Revenue Service
Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.
Source: irs.gov
Entity number
Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Identifies the entity's record in the Pennsylvania registry. Up to 7 digits on the BFS portal (for example 6436709); the state's open-data file pads it to 10 digits.
Source: file.dos.pa.gov · checked 2026-09-11
Pennsylvania Revenue tax account (myPATH)
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
The Department of State does not index businesses by tax or federal ID number; Revenue accounts are separate from both the federal EIN and the Department of State entity number.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06

What a Pennsylvania status means

Active / good standing
The department treats a corporation, LP or LLC as in good standing if it has not been dissolved, canceled, merged, withdrawn, changed its name or reached an expired term.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Dissolved
The domestic entity has ended, by its own filing or, from 2027, by administrative dissolution for a missed annual report.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Merged
The entity merged into another association and no longer exists on its own.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Withdrawn / Terminated
A foreign registration was withdrawn, or terminated by the state; a terminated foreign registration must re-register rather than reinstate.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Expired
The entity had a fixed term that has ended.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation
$125 (Certificate of Organization)
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation
$125 (Articles of Incorporation)
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing
Annual Report (DSCB:15-146)
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC
$7
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation
$7
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due
Required since 2025. Corporations file January 1 to June 30; LLCs January 1 to September 30; LPs, LLPs, business trusts and professional associations January 1 to December 31.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing
Starting with reports due in 2027, an association that does not file is administratively dissolved, terminated or canceled six months after the due date. Domestic entities can reinstate at any time by paying the reinstatement fee and each missed report fee.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with
Department of State, online at file.dos.pa.gov
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note
Foreign registration statements cost $250. Nonprofits and not-for-profit LLCs and LPs file the annual report for $0; benefit corporations file a separate $70 annual report.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Pennsylvania

Registered agent
Pennsylvania entities name a registered office address or a Commercial Registered Office Provider rather than a registered agent, and the address must be a street address, not a P.O. box.
Source: pa.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Name availability
Check whether a name is available in Pennsylvania →
Business forms and fees
Official Pennsylvania business forms and fees →

Pennsylvania businesses on file

All 572 Pennsylvania businesses on file →

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

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