Pennsylvania Department of State Reminds Businesses of Need to File Decennial Reports

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Businesses in Pennsylvania can now begin filing required decennial reports with the Department of State.

"Every ten years, state law requires corporations and other associations registered in Pennsylvania that have not updated their records in the past decade to verify that they are continuing to do business here," said Secretary of the Commonwealth Basil L. Merenda. "These decennial reports are essential for the department to maintain accurate records and better serve Pennsylvania businesses."

Decennial reports must be filed by registered businesses in Pennsylvania every ten years with the Department of State's Corporation Bureau. The information gathered from decennial reports will be used to identify registered business names or marks that are no longer in use so that they may again be made available to new users.

Decennial reports must be filed by all domestic and foreign profit and nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships that are not also limited partnerships, business trusts, insignias and other marks used with articles and supplies that have not filed new or amended documents with the Corporation Bureau between Jan. 1, 2002 and Dec. 31, 2011.  

Fictitious names and trademarks are not required to file decennial reports.

All entities required to file decennial reports that had current addresses on file were mailed a notice, filing forms and instructions in December 2010. Businesses can begin filing immediately, through the end of 2011.  

A searchable database of all businesses required to file decennial reports is available on the Corporation Bureau's website. All businesses are encouraged to use this database to verify if they are required to file.  

If a business that is required to file a decennial report fails to do so within the required time period, its name or registered insignia will be made available to other entities registering with the bureau.

For more information about decennial reports, visit the Department of State's website, www.dos.state.pa.us, and click on Corporations.

Contacts: Leslie Amoros or Kevin Murphy, 717-783-1621

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of State

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