A Pennsylvania LLC is filed with the Pennsylvania Secretary of State for a $125 state fee, carries a flat 3.07% personal income tax on pass-through profit, and now files a $7 annual report every year (a new requirement that started in 2025 and replaced the former decennial report). Pennsylvania lists members or managers on the public record, so founders who need ownership privacy form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Pennsylvania. Anonymousllc.co forms a Pennsylvania LLC for $422 all-in ($297 service fee plus the $125 state fee).
A Pennsylvania LLC costs $422 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $125 state filing fee. That single price covers the state filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and four to five US bank applications. There are no hidden upsells behind that number. From year two, the recurring cost is the $100/year registered agent plus Pennsylvania's $7 annual report, so ongoing maintenance runs about $107/year. Founders whose priority is privacy instead form a Wyoming LLC at $397 all-in and foreign-qualify into Pennsylvania, because Wyoming keeps members and managers off the public record.
No. Pennsylvania requires either members or managers (or both) to be disclosed on public state records, so a standard Pennsylvania LLC does not shield ownership. Only four US states keep owners off the public record: Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada. The privacy path is to form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify it into Pennsylvania when local operations require a Pennsylvania registration. The anonymous parent LLC stays the owner of record, and its members never appear in Pennsylvania filings. Anonymousllc.co structures this parent-plus-foreign-qualification setup so ownership stays private while the business operates legally in Pennsylvania. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ for the flagship privacy structure. The public record shows the Wyoming parent as the member, and the parent's own state keeps its owners off the record, so no filing in either state names the individual behind the business. A registered agent further keeps the owner's address off the Pennsylvania record where the state allows it.
Forming a Pennsylvania LLC takes six steps: name search, Certificate of Organization filing ($125 state fee), registered agent appointment, operating agreement, EIN, and bank account. Anonymousllc.co runs all six over WhatsApp in 5-10 business days. The name must be distinguishable from every existing Pennsylvania entity and contain "Limited Liability Company", "LLC", or "L.L.C." Anonymousllc.co prepares two or three backup names, files the formation document with the Pennsylvania Secretary of State, appoints a Pennsylvania registered agent, delivers a Pennsylvania-specific operating agreement, obtains the EIN from the IRS, and submits US bank applications. The founder signs nothing in person and never visits the US.
A Pennsylvania LLC is fully operational in 5-10 business days end-to-end. The state accepts the filing within 1-3 business days, the EIN follows in 5-7 days, and bank approval lands 8-10 days after the EIN. The work runs in parallel wherever it can. Day zero is a 5-minute WhatsApp intake, and Anonymousllc.co files the same day. US-resident founders receive the EIN online in about one day; non-resident founders receive it by fax filing. Bank applications go to four or five partner banks at once, so a decline at one institution does not delay the account.
Pennsylvania taxes LLC pass-through income at a flat 3.07% personal income tax rate, with no graduated brackets. By default the IRS treats a single-member LLC as a disregarded entity and a multi-member LLC as a partnership, so profit passes through to the owners. An LLC can elect S-corporation treatment by filing IRS Form 2553, which shields the reasonable-salary portion of income from the 15.3% self-employment tax. That election becomes worthwhile once net income exceeds about $40,000-$60,000. Non-resident owners of a foreign-owned single-member LLC file Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 each year. Pennsylvania uses a single flat rate rather than graduated brackets, so a member's state tax scales directly with profit. The LLC files no separate state income tax return as a pass-through entity; the profit lands on each member's personal Pennsylvania return instead.
Pennsylvania LLCs file a $7 annual report every year, a requirement that started in 2025 and replaced the former decennial (once-per-decade) report. The report confirms the registered agent, principal office, and governing information. Missing the deadline moves the LLC toward administrative dissolution, which removes it from good standing and can retroactively void the liability shield. Anonymousllc.co files the $7 annual report on behalf of clients as part of the registered agent subscription, so the entity stays compliant without the owner watching the calendar.
Yes. Every Pennsylvania LLC must maintain a registered agent (called a registered office in Pennsylvania) with a physical Pennsylvania street address to receive legal service and state mail. A PO Box does not qualify. Anonymousllc.co provides Pennsylvania registered agent service at $100/year, included free in year one of any formation package. The agent's address appears on the public record instead of the owner's home or business address, and every state notice and service of process is scanned and forwarded the day it arrives. See /pennsylvania-registered-agent/ for the full service.
Yes. Non-US residents form Pennsylvania LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or visa, and never need to visit the United States. Pennsylvania places no citizenship or residency condition on LLC ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the formation document, obtains the EIN by fax on Form SS-4 as third-party designee, provides the Pennsylvania registered agent and address, and submits US bank applications remotely. The founder handles the entire process from abroad over WhatsApp. Non-resident banking approval is harder than for residents but reaches roughly 90% across four to five partner banks.
No. Pennsylvania does not allow statutory series LLCs, so a founder cannot divide assets into protected series cells inside one Pennsylvania entity. A standard single-member or multi-member Pennsylvania LLC is the only in-state option. Founders who need a series structure form in a series-friendly state and foreign-qualify into Pennsylvania. A standard Pennsylvania LLC still pays the flat 3.07% state income tax and files the $7 annual report regardless of how many owners it has. Anonymousllc.co advises on whether a series structure or separate LLCs better fits the asset mix.
Pennsylvania publishes owner information, while Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada keep members and managers off the public record. For a founder whose top priority is privacy, one of those four states is the standard answer. Wyoming is the flagship at $397 all-in with a $60 minimum annual license tax. New Mexico is the lowest-maintenance at $347 all-in with no annual report and no annual fee. A Pennsylvania LLC at $422 all-in suits founders who operate physically in Pennsylvania and accept public ownership, while a Wyoming or New Mexico parent plus Pennsylvania foreign qualification suits founders who want both privacy and a Pennsylvania footprint. Delaware at $407 all-in carries a $300 flat annual franchise tax, and Nevada at $722 all-in adds an annual list and state business license near $350 a year, so both cost more to maintain than Pennsylvania. The choice comes down to whether a founder values privacy, low maintenance, or a physical Pennsylvania presence.
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