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Foreign registration · Form 301

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, a corporation formed in Indiana registers there on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana and Texas side by side

	Indiana formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$15	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Indiana to Texas, step by step

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

Your Indiana name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Indiana name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If another Texas company uses the Indiana name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Texas's records for Indiana's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Texas and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Texas

An LLC formed in Indiana 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 Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Texas

Does my Indiana company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Indiana corporation in Texas?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Texas's report (no fee).

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Indiana name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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