Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, a corporation formed in Louisiana registers there on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Louisiana and Texas each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Louisiana to Texas, step by step

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

Your Louisiana name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Louisiana name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If another Texas company uses the Louisiana name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Louisiana name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the Louisiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Texas

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Texas comes to $179 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Texas

An LLC formed in Louisiana 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 Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Texas into Louisiana

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Texas

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Texas?

$179 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Louisiana name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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