Fillable Form Dscb:15-8221/8998 - Certificate Of Annual Registration (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

DSCB:15-8221/8998 - Instructions

Pennsylvania Department of State

Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations

P.O. Box 8722

Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722

(717) 787-1057

Website:

General Instructions

Form Instructions

Typewritten is preferred. If handwritten, the form must be

Enter the name and mailing address to which any

legible and completed in black or blue-black ink in order to

correspondence regarding this filing should be sent. This field

permit reproduction.

must be completed for the Bureau to return the filing. If the

filing is to be returned by email, an email address must be

The nonrefundable filing fee for this form depends on the type

provided. An email will be sent to address provided,

of organization and how many general partners (for LLPs and

containing a link and instructions on how a copy of the filed

LLLPs) or members (for professional LLCs). Checks should

document or correspondence may be downloaded. Any email

be made payable to the Department of State. Checks must

or mailing addresses provided on this form will become part

contain a commercially pre-printed name and address.

of the filed document and therefore public record.

This form and all accompanying documents shall be mailed to

1. Give the exact name of the limited liability partnership/

the address stated above.

limited liability limited partnership/restricted professional

company. The name on this line must match exactly the

association name as shown in Department’s records at the time

Who should file this form?

the Certificate of Annual Registration is submitted for filing.

Any domestic or foreign limited liability partnership (LLP),

This field is required.

limited liability limited partnership (LLLP) and any domestic

or foreign restricted professional company (PLLC) in

2. To be completed by Limited Liability Partnerships/

existence on December 31 of any year is required to file a

Limited Liability Limited Partnerships only.

Certificate of Annual Registration. This form and the

corresponding annual registration fee must be filed on or

Fill in the number of persons who were general partners

before April 15 of each year following the year with respect to

of the partnership on December 31 and the year to which

which it is being filed.

that number relates. The annual fee is required to be paid

only with respect to a general partner who:

This form is only for limited liability partnerships, limited

In the case of a natural person, had his principal

liability limited partnerships and restricted professional

residence in Pennsylvania on December 31, or

companies. It is not for limited liability companies which do

In the case of any other person, was incorporated or

not render restricted professional services (see definitions

otherwise organized or existing under the laws of

below).

Pennsylvania on December 31. See §8221(b)(1).

Definitions

The nonrefundable annual fee of $350 times the number

A limited liability partnership is any domestic general

of persons who were general partners of the partnership

partnership which has elected limited liability status with a

on December 31 shall accompany this form and shall be

registration under section 8201(a) (relating to scope) or any

made payable to the Department of State. The base fee

foreign general partnership which has registered under section

was increased to $350 on December 31, 2015. See

412 (relating to foreign registration statement).

§8221(b)(2). Failure to file the annual registration by

A limited liability limited partnership is any domestic

April 15 will result in a lien on the assets of the

limited partnership which has elected limited liability status

partnership. If a certificate of annual registration is not

with a registration under section 8201(a) (relating to scope) or

filed by May 15, a penalty of $500 will be assessed

any foreign limited partnership which has registered under

against the partnership, which will create a second lien on

section 412 (relating to foreign registration statement).

the assets of the partnership.

A restricted professional company is a limited liability

company that renders one or more restricted professional

Failure to file the certificate of annual registration for five

services.

consecutive years will result in the automatic termination

Restricted professional services are the following

of the status of a domestic limited liability partnership or

professional services: chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine

limited liability limited partnership as such. Failure to file

and surgery, optometry, osteopathic medicine and surgery,

the certificate of annual registration for five consecutive

podiatric medicine, public accounting, psychology or

years will result in the automatic termination of the

veterinary medicine.

registration of a foreign limited liability partnership or

limited liability limited partnership.

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