State guides/Pennsylvania/reinstate
How to reinstate a dissolved LLC or corporation in Pennsylvania
What happened
Pennsylvania's annual report only began in 2025, and dissolution enforcement doesn't start until 2027 — so if you missed it, you are almost certainly NOT dissolved yet. You're just delinquent on a $7 filing most PA companies don't know exists.
How to fix it, step by step
- 1File the overdue annual report online at file.dos.pa.gov — $7, about ten minutes.
- 2That's genuinely it for now. No reinstatement, no penalties during the 2025–2026 grace period.
- 3Calendar it permanently: September 30 for LLCs, June 30 for corporations — because starting 2027, missing it means actual administrative dissolution.
What it costs
$7. This is the cheapest compliance save in the country — until 2027, when the dissolution machinery turns on.
How long you have
Grace period through 2026. From 2027, six months' delinquency triggers dissolution proceedings and a real reinstatement process.
Worth knowing
Millions of existing PA companies have never filed one of these because the requirement is new. If you formed before 2024, assume you're behind until proven otherwise.
A compliance filing service can run the whole reinstatement — the back filings, the fees, the state paperwork — so you can get back to the actual business.
File directly with the state: file.dos.pa.gov · Related: Pennsylvania filing requirements
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