Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, a corporation formed in Connecticut registers there on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut vs Texas: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$80	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Texas

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

Your Connecticut name and Texas's rules

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

Your Texas agent and the Connecticut one

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Texas

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Texas comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Texas

An LLC formed in Connecticut 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 Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Texas

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Texas calls it registration for Connecticut 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 Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Texas registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Connecticut name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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