Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from New York as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your New York records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New York and Texas side by side

	New York formed here	Texas registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	May 15 each year
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From New York to Texas, step by step

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

Will your New York name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the New York one

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

Staying in good standing in New York and Texas

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to Texas

An LLC formed in New York 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 York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Texas into New York

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Texas

Does my New York company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Texas calls it registration for New York 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 New York's Certificate of Status, 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 York's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Texas's report (no fee).

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my New York name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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