Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

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

Delaware vs Texas: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$50	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	March 1	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Delaware to Texas, step by step

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

Your Delaware name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Delaware 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 Delaware company. We check your exact Delaware name against Texas's records before filing.

Agents: Texas and Delaware

Delaware and Texas both call it a registered agent. Texas papers come to us; Delaware's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Texas and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Texas comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Texas

An LLC formed in Delaware 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 Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Delaware

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Texas

Does my Delaware company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Texas?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Delaware name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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