Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from New Hampshire as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Hampshire vs Texas: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Texas registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$5	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 1	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From New Hampshire to Texas, step by step

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire company. We search Texas's records for New Hampshire's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Texas and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Texas

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Texas comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Texas

An LLC formed in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Texas into New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New Hampshire to Texas

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Texas?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my New Hampshire name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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