Alaska

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, a corporation formed in Alaska registers there on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alaska and Texas side by side

	Alaska formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Texas

We prepare and file Form 301
It lists us as your Texas registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date. If Texas wants the Alaska certificate, it is ordered first. Once Texas approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

Your Alaska name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Alaska name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If another Texas company uses the Alaska name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Alaska name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the Alaska one

Alaska and Texas both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alaska; ours takes Texas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Texas and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Texas

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form 304 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Alaska

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Texas

Does my Alaska company need to register in Texas?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Texas registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Texas calls it registration for Alaska corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska corporation in Texas?

$1,016.13 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Texas may also want Alaska's Certificate of Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the Texas registration take?

Typically 2 to 3 business days with Texas's required expedite, plus time for Alaska's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Texas's report (no fee).

Does Texas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Texas for year one.

Will Texas accept my Alaska name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alaska name at home. Texas names must include corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new Texas corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

Alaska companies leave by filing Form 608; until then, Texas's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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