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Registered agent guide · Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Registered Agents (2026): Official Rules, State Fees and the 3 Best Agents

Almanac pick for registered agent service in Pennsylvania, 2026: Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), PA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), ranked first to last. This state words its agent rule differently from most, and the official text is set out below. The state's recurring charges come to $7 a year, ranking 12th of 50.

Entry by the Statewise Business almanac desk ·

Pennsylvania fee schedule

12thof 50, yearly state feesSmaller number, smaller state bill. The complete table
Registered agent required
See rulesEntry from legis.state.pa.us, October 2026
Annual report
$7 / yrFalls due: September 30. Entry from pa.gov, October 2026
State fees per year
$7The report fee at its yearly rate, plus any minimum tax

Who files for you in Pennsylvania

Five published criteria, listed on the methodology page, decide the order.

1. Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co: best for Pennsylvania-based founders

Where we would begin$99 a year, renewing at $99

Entry one is Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co: $99 yearly for a Pennsylvania agent with an in-state office address.

Lower three-year service fees than Mainstay Filing put it first; cost is 32% of the method.

In the price

  • An in-state registered office address
  • Served papers scanned into your online account

Strengths

  • Yearly price $99, renewal $99
  • Cheaper by the year than the national option

Weak points

  • No cover outside this state
  • Skips the annual report
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2. PA Registered Agent.org: best for a Pennsylvania specialist

One state only$99 a year, renewing at $99

Listed second: PA Registered Agent.org, because $99 yearly for a Pennsylvania agent with an in-state office address.

On price it ties with Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co.

In the price

  • An in-state registered office address
  • Served papers scanned into your online account

Strengths

  • Cheaper by the year than the national option
  • Yearly price $99, renewal $99

Weak points

  • No cover outside this state
  • Skips the annual report
Visit PA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. Mainstay Filing: best for multi-state companies

Works anywhere$149 a year, renewing at $149

Entry 3 is Mainstay Filing: $149 yearly here or anywhere else, renewing at $149.

Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co is $150 lower over three years, which accounts for its higher rank.

In the price

  • Pennsylvania street address on the public record
  • Papers served on the company scanned within the same business day, free
  • Your first three government letters each year, scanned free
  • Serves LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits alike

Strengths

  • A flat $149/yr
  • The same price in all fifty states

Weak points

  • Costs $50 more a year than Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co
  • You send in the reports yourself on this plan
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The shortlist as numbers

#EntryPrice a yearRenewalService fees over three years
1Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Pennsylvania Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2PA Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit PA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices on file from November 12, 2026. State fees stay put whoever acts as agent.

Pennsylvania agent and upkeep calculator

Each agent's price is paired with the repeating state fees (the annual report from year two); formation fees are left out of the total.
State $14 and service $297 make $311 over 3 years with Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co.

Pennsylvania among its neighbors in the rank

PositionStateYearly state fees
1stTexas$0
11thNew York$4.50
12thPennsylvania$7
13thHawaii$12.50
13thNebraska$12.50
All fifty rows: Registered agent rules by state.

Pennsylvania registered agent requirements (official, Secretary of State)

Pennsylvania requires a registered office (a Pennsylvania street address or a Commercial Registered Office Provider), not an 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.

Eligible agents: Pennsylvania does not require a registered agent. Every LLC keeps a registered office instead: an actual street address in Pennsylvania, or a Commercial Registered Office Provider named in its place by a company without a Pennsylvania address. Basis: 15 Pa.C.S. § 8825.

Pennsylvania LLC upkeep in 2026

The annual report arrives every year at $7 (due September 30). The state's reminders go to your registered agent.

How the Pennsylvania order was set

What set Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co above PA Registered Agent.org: added cost over three years, at 32% of the score.

Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co comes to $297 over three years, which is $150 under Mainstay Filing.

Questions on Pennsylvania

Is a registered agent compulsory in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania requires a registered office (a Pennsylvania street address or a Commercial Registered Office Provider), not an agent.

Who is allowed to act as the registered agent in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania does not require a registered agent. Every LLC keeps a registered office instead: an actual street address in Pennsylvania, or a Commercial Registered Office Provider named in its place by a company without a Pennsylvania address.

What does a Pennsylvania registered agent charge each year?

$99 to $149 a year, going by this page.

What does the state charge an LLC every year?

$7 a year on the almanac's yearly measure, which is the annual report ($7 every year).

Which registered agents does this entry list?

Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), PA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), in almanac order.

Which registered agent should I choose?

Our entry order: Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co ($99 a year, unchanged at renewal, for a company that stays in one state), then PA Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

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Citations for this entry

  1. Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and, from pa.gov, last read August 2026
  2. Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and, from pa.gov, last read August 2026
  3. 15 Pa.C.S. § 8821, from pa.gov, last read August 2026
  4. Pennsylvania formation fee: Filing fee, official source, from pa.gov, last read October 2026
  5. Pennsylvania registered agent statute, from legis.state.pa.us, last read October 2026
  6. Texas yearly filing: Annual report, official source, from comptroller.texas.gov, last read October 2026
  7. New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, from dos.ny.gov, last read August 2026
  8. New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, from filing.dos.ny.gov, last read August 2026
  9. Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division release of July, from cca.hawaii.gov, last read October 2026
  10. Hawaii yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, from files.hawaii.gov, last read October 2026
  11. Nebraska yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, from nebraskalegislature.gov, last read October 2026
  12. Nebraska yearly filing: Recurring filing, official source, from sos.nebraska.gov, last read October 2026
  13. Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co (pricing page) as recorded November 12, 2026
  14. PA Registered Agent.org (pricing page) as recorded November 12, 2026
  15. Mainstay Filing (Pennsylvania service page) as recorded November 12, 2026