Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, a corporation formed in Florida registers there on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Florida vs Texas: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$8.75	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 1	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Florida companies register with Texas

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

Will your Florida name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Texas

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

LLC or corporation, Florida to Texas

An LLC formed in Florida 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 Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Texas into Florida

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Texas

Does my Florida company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

How long does the Texas registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Florida name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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