New Mexico

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Foreign registration · Form 301

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

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

New Mexico and Texas side by side

	New Mexico formed here	Texas registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	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	New Mexico: online	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From New Mexico to Texas, step by step

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

Your New Mexico name and Texas's rules

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

Agents: Texas and New Mexico

New Mexico and Texas both call it a registered agent. Texas papers come to us; New Mexico's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Texas

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); 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, New Mexico to Texas

An LLC formed in New Mexico 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.

Registering a Texas company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Texas

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Texas's report (no fee).

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my New Mexico name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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