Pennsylvania's New Annual Report: $7, Due September 30, Starting 2025

Pennsylvania overhauled its business reporting in 2025. The old Decennial Report (filed once per decade) and the $70 Certificate of Annual Registration are gone. In their place: a simple $7 annual report due September 30 each year. Here is everything you need to know.

What Changed

Before 2025:

• Decennial Report — filed once every 10 years
• Certificate of Annual Registration — $70, applied to certain entities
• Minimal regular compliance touchpoints

Starting January 1, 2025:

• Annual report required every year
• Due September 30
• Filing fee: $7
• Applies to all registered business entities

This is a fundamental shift from decade-long gaps to annual compliance checkpoints.

Filing Details

What You Report

• Business name and entity type
• Principal office address
• Registered agent name and address
• Names and addresses of officers, directors, or members/managers
• Current business contact information

Straightforward administrative information. If nothing changed, confirm existing details and pay the $7.

The Grace Period (Through 2026)

Pennsylvania is easing businesses into this new requirement. Through 2026, the state will not dissolve any entity for failing to file the annual report. This provides a two-year window to establish the habit.

However, once the grace period ends, the standard consequences apply: loss of good standing, potential administrative dissolution, and complications with banking, contracts, and legal protections.

Starting the compliance habit now — while the stakes are low — is the practical approach.

How This Compares Nationally

At $7, Pennsylvania now has one of the cheapest annual report fees in the country:

• Pennsylvania: $7
• Wyoming: $60
• Oregon: $100
• North Carolina: $200
• Delaware: $300

Combined with $99/year registered agent service, your total PA compliance cost is just $106 annually.

How We Support Compliance

As your registered agent ($99/year), we provide:

• September 30 deadline tracking and advance reminders
• Same-day forwarding of any Department of State correspondence about your filing status
• Portal access to review compliance-related documents
• Ongoing awareness as the state finalizes post-grace-period enforcement procedures

We do not file the annual report on your behalf — that is submitted directly to the Department of State with the $7 fee. We ensure you never forget it is due.

Filing Location

Submit online through the Pennsylvania Department of State website at pa.gov/agencies/dos/. The $7 fee and straightforward form make this one of the easiest compliance filings in the country.

Start Building the Habit

Even during the grace period, filing annually establishes your compliance rhythm. At $7, there is no financial reason to delay. And with our deadline reminders, there is no logistical reason either.

Sign Up — $99/yr