Source: https://www.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Business/Resources/Pages/Decennial-Filing.aspx
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 08:50:57+00:00

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Q. What is a decennial filing or decennial report?
A. In general, it is a report of an entity’s continued existence or use of certain marks. 54 Pa.C.S. § 503, § 1314, § 1515. Decennial filings are made every ten years during the years ending with the numeral "1" (e.g. 2001, 2011, 2021). The legislative intent for requiring these filings is to identify business names or marks that are no longer in use so that they may be reissued and placed back into the stream of commerce.
Q. Who is required to file a decennial report?
A. 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 "marks used with articles and supplies" that have not made a new or amended filing with the Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2011 shall during the year 2011, file in the Department of State a report that they continue to exist. 54 Pa.C.S. § 503(b)(1), § 1314(b), § 1515(b). Fictitious names and trademarks are not required to make decennial filings.
Any domestic and foreign business corporation and non-profit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership that is not also a limited partnership or business trust that has made a new or amended filing with the bureau from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2011 other than a decennial filing, a name reservation, name search, consent to appropriation of name or fictitious name registration.
Any nonqualified foreign business corporation which has registered its name pursuant to 15 Pa.C.S. §4131 (requiring annual renewal of the name).
A corporation that has had officer information forwarded to the Department of State by the Department of Revenue during the preceding ten years under 15 Pa.C.S. §1110 (relating to annual report information).
Q. When are the above required to file the decennial report?
A. The decennial report must be filed every ten years in the years ending with the numeral "1" (e.g. in the calendar year 2011, from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011; in the calendar year 2021, from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021).
Q. What if an entity required to file a decennial report does not receive a notice?
Q. How will entities required to file a decennial report be notified?
A. On or after November 1, 2010, the Department gave notice of the decennial filing requirement to all affected associations or entities. The notice was made by mail at the registered office address of each affected entity, and was accompanied by appropriate decennial filing forms and instructions. 15 Pa.C.S. § 132(d). Decennial Report - Insignia/Mark Used With Articles or Supplies or Decennial Report of Association Continued Existence accompanied the notice. From November 2010 through September 2012, a separate database was available on the Bureau's website that identified all entities which were required to file a decennial report in 2011.
Q. Is there a fee associated with the filing of the Decennial Report?
A. The filing fee is $70, made payable to the Department of State.
Q. What are the consequences if a corporation or other association which is required to file a decennial report does not make a Decennial filing?
Q. What are the consequences if an entity with a registered insignia or a mark used with articles and supplies does not file a Decennial Report?
Q. What if a decennial report is filed after the deadline?
A. A corporation or other association which has failed to file a report from January 1 through December 31, 2011 may do so at any later time, which filing shall reinstate the name of the corporation or other association on the register unless its name has been appropriated during the period of the delinquency. 54 Pa.C.S. § 505 If an association is not sure if it is required to file a decennial report, it may call the Bureau's customer service line at (717) 787-1057.
Q. Will there be forms to complete for the decennial filing requirement?
A. The 2011 decennial filing forms are available on the forms page as of December 30, 2010.

References: § 503
 § 1314
 § 1515
 § 503
 § 1314
 § 1515
 §4131
 §1110
 § 132
 § 505