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Pennsylvania Businesses and Non-Profits Must File Annual Reports

If you own a business in PA, you may have started the new year with a postcard indicating you need to file an annual report. This is not spam.

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January 14, 2026

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With the signing of Act 122 in 2022, Pennsylvania's Department of State now requires businesses, LLCs, partnerships, corporations, and non-profits to file annual reports.

What is required in the annual report? It requests:

Business name
Jurisdiction of formation
Registered office address
Name of at least one governor (director, general partner, LLC manager or LLC member with material management responsibility, etc. depending on type of association)
Names and titles of the principal officers, if any
Address of the principal office
Entity number issued by the Pennsylvania Department of State

No financial information is required in the annual report. Also, note that if your business is registered on the Department of State website, the entity number will already be part of the online application; however, it is best practice to ensure it is correct.

While the cost is $7 per entity to file the report, which can be easily completed online, there is no cost for non-profit entities. The Department lists the following as filing requirements:

Association Type	Filing dates
Corporations (business and nonprofit)/domestic and foreign	January 1 – June 30
Limited liability companies/domestic and foreign	January 1 – September 30
Limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, business trusts, professional associations/domestic and foreign	January 1 – December 31

You can see a full description of the requirement on their website.

Frequently asked questions can also be found on the website.

The purpose of the annual report, in addition to fulfilling the mandate of Act 122, is to keep public records updated.

Beginning in 2027, associations that don't complete the annual report may face dissolution, cancellation, termination, or loss of protection of their registered name within PA six months after its required filing date.

Step-by-step, screenshot instructions on how to file your annual report are available online.

An annual report form is not available on the Commonwealth's website; the website strongly encourages all businesses to file online using the help guide. Those who wish to submit a paper annual report can provide the bulleted information above, on an 8.5" x 11" white paper typed or printed in blue or blank ink, written legibly. All entities require a PA address; post office box addresses alone are not acceptable. Information can be mailed to: PA Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, Annual Report Filing, North Office Building, 401 North Street, Room 206, Harrisburg, PA 17120.

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