Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

A corporation formed in Nevada 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 Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Nevada records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Nevada and Texas side by side

	Nevada formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$50	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Nevada to Texas, step by step

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

Will your Nevada name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Nevada one

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and Texas

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; 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, Nevada to Texas

An LLC formed in Nevada 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 Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Nevada

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Texas

Does my Nevada company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$1,016.13 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Texas may also want Nevada's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Texas registration take?

Typically 2 to 3 business days with Texas's required expedite, plus time for Nevada's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Nevada name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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