Help Guides - Amend or Close an Existing Business in BFS

Purpose: Use this guide to amend/close an existing business in Pennsylvania (e.g., Change of Registered Office, Business Name Change, Certificate of Termination, Articles of Dissolution, Voluntary Termination/Dissolution, etc.).

 

Step 1: Go to https://hub.business.pa.gov. Enter your username and password. Click Log in. New users should register for an account by clicking the Register button on the right. Click here for additional assistance with registering as a new user in the Hub. NOTE: The Business Hub utilizes Keystone Login. If you have an existing Keystone Login from another Commonwealth system associated with your email address, use your existing information to Log in.

Step 2: Click the Business Filing Services logo. NOTE: This will open in a separate tab.

Step 3: Click Search.

Step 4: Type in your business name and click the Search icon.

Step 5: Click your business name in the search results.

Step 5: Scroll down and click Request Access. NOTE: If you already have access to the business this option will say Manage User Access. In that case, please skip to step 9.

Step 6: Check the two verification boxes and click Request Pin. NOTE: The PIN will be a combination of letters and numbers.

Step 7: Retrieve the PIN from your email, click Input PIN, enter your PIN, and click Get Access.

Step 8: After successfully entering your PIN you will see the following screen. Click the “X” to close the Manage User Access screen.

Step 9: Click File Amendment to select the necessary form and follow the screen prompts to complete and pay electronically.

Step 10: Once submitted, you can view the status of your filing and access the processed documents within My Work Queue. NOTE: Make sure you check My Business Work Queue by clicking Business in the submenu at the top (highlighted in yellow below).

Revised 4/2/2025