Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from North Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Dakota and Texas each ask for

	North Dakota formed here	Texas registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$20	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Name endings	company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them	corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	August 1	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Texas

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

Will your North Dakota name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your North Dakota name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. North Dakota's list (company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them) is not the same, but an ending such as “company” works in both states. If another Texas company uses the North Dakota name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact North Dakota name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and Texas

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Texas comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to Texas

An LLC formed in North Dakota 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 North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Texas

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Texas?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Dakota and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my North Dakota name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its North Dakota name at home. Texas names must include corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them; “company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Texas corporation instead?

Yes, but North Dakota 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 North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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