Arkansas

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from Arkansas as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arkansas and Texas side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 1	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Arkansas companies register with Texas

We prepare and file Form 301
It names us as your Texas registered agent, with your Arkansas name and formation date. If Texas wants the Arkansas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Arkansas corporation is registered with Texas.

Will your Arkansas name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your Arkansas name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If Texas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Arkansas company. We search Texas's records for Arkansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Texas and Arkansas

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and Texas

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Texas comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Texas

An LLC formed in Arkansas 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 Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Texas

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Texas calls it registration for Arkansas 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 Arkansas'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 Arkansas's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Texas?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Arkansas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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