Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from Georgia as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Georgia and Texas side by side

	Georgia formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 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 Georgia registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Texas

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

Your Georgia name and Texas's rules

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

Agents: Texas and Georgia

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Texas comes to $209 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Texas

An LLC formed in Georgia 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 Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Texas

Does my Georgia company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Texas?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Georgia name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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