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Foreign registration · Form 301

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from Maryland as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and Texas side by side

	Maryland formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$20	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 15	May 15 each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Texas

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

Will your Maryland name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Maryland one

Texas calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Maryland; ours takes Texas's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Texas

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Texas comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Texas

An LLC formed in Maryland 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 Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Maryland

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Texas

Does my Maryland company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Texas?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Maryland name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Maryland 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 Maryland 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 Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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