My LLC is in one state...

...but my principle business office is in another.

I am a Delaware LLC, but due to a recent move, my company's office is in Pennsylvania.

What should I do?

Do I dissolve the Delaware LLC and start a new one in PA? Or should I file in PA as a foreign corporation, and leave it as is? Can anyone give me a run down of the pros/cons of those options, or have any other ideas?

I am getting ready to apply for my own authority, so that compounds the problem for me.

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.

- W2W

 

Yeah yeah...I don't like to give those blood-suckers any more of my hard-earned cash than absolutely necessary!

Thought a smart guy like you would be able to help out a little!

I think I'm going to keep the DE LLC and file as a foreign corporation with the PA Secretary of State.

Unless someone else has a better idea!!!

Oh, and as a quick aside - anyone who has the inclination, access to the interwebs, and half a brain can figure out for himself or herself most of what you'd pay a lawyer $500 or more for. Are there certain things you should seek legal counsel on? Absolutely. This is a relatively straight forward matter that, with proper research, can save me a lot of cash I'd waste having a lawyer tell me what I've already researched. I was hoping someone might have done this already, and might have a perspective on how it worked out.

 

A wise older gentleman once told me, "Asking is free."

Of course, that doesn't apply to lawyers!

 

Here's what I said a day or so ago:

"Oh, and as a quick aside - anyone who has the inclination, access to the interwebs, and half a brain can figure out for himself or herself most of what you'd pay a lawyer $500 or more for. Are there certain things you should seek legal counsel on? Absolutely. This is a relatively straight forward matter that, with proper research, can save me a lot of cash I'd waste having a lawyer tell me what I've already researched. I was hoping someone might have done this already, and might have a perspective on how it worked out."

I don't expect anyone to do anything for me. Never have, never will.

I came here to ask if anyone has been through a similar situation, and what their experience was.

Asking is still free, and I'm not here to reinvent the wheel.

I already have done the research, but that doesn't mean I didn't miss something.

Whether it's aviation, or trucking, or the military - all of which I have current, direct experience with - the regulations and laws can be and have been interpreted differently, with many loopholes therein.

Of course, I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know.

Are you a lawyer?

 

Problem solved.

For those who care to know, or run into this situation themselves, here's what I did.

I filed an 'Application for Registration - Foreign' with the Pennsylvania Department of State Corporation Bureau, along with a docketing statement. Wrote out a check and sent it in with the forms. Within 2-3 business days I should be authorized to 'do business' in the state of PA.

I get to keep the corporate protections offered by Delaware, while having my principle office in Pennsylvania.