Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

A corporation formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Texas files Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs Texas: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$7.50	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Texas

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

Your Kansas name and Texas's rules

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

Your Texas agent and the Kansas one

Texas calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Texas papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Texas

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; 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, Kansas to Texas

An LLC formed in Kansas 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 Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Texas into Kansas

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Texas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Texas

Does my Kansas company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Texas's report (no fee).

Does Texas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Texas for year one.

Will Texas accept my Kansas name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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