Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from Missouri as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Missouri and Texas each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Missouri to Texas, step by step

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

Your Missouri name and Texas's rules

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

Your Texas agent and the Missouri one

Missouri and Texas both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Missouri; ours takes Texas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Texas and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Texas

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form 304 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Texas into Missouri

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Texas

Does my Missouri company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Texas's report (no fee).

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Missouri name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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