Arizona

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

A corporation formed in Arizona that wants to do business in Texas files Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Arizona and Texas each ask for

	Arizona formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	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	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Arizona to Texas, step by step

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

Your Arizona name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Arizona name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If another Texas company uses the Arizona name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Texas's records for Arizona's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Texas agent and the Arizona one

Texas calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes Texas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Texas and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus Texas comes to $194 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Texas

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form 304 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Texas into Arizona

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Texas

Does my Arizona company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Texas registration cost?

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

How long does the Texas registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Texas?

$194 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Texas for year one.

Will Texas accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arizona 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 Arizona 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 Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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