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. For additional assistance with registering as a new user in the Hub, refer to the Register for a User Account in the Hub help guide. 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 4/17/2025