Colorado

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

A corporation formed in Colorado 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 Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Texas: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	No fee	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Colorado to Texas, step by step

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

Will your Colorado name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your Colorado 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 Colorado company. We search Texas's records for Colorado's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Texas agent and the Colorado one

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Texas

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Texas comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Texas

An LLC formed in Colorado 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 Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Colorado

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Texas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Texas

Does my Colorado company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado corporation in Texas?

$1,016.13 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Texas may also want Colorado'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 Colorado's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Texas?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Colorado name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Colorado 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 Colorado 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 Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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