Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

A corporation formed in Michigan 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 Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan and Texas side by side

	Michigan formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	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	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 15	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Michigan to Texas, step by step

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

Your Michigan name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Michigan 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 Michigan company. We check your exact Michigan name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the Michigan one

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Texas

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Texas comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Texas

An LLC formed in Michigan 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 Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Michigan

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Texas

Does my Michigan company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Texas?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Michigan name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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