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Foreign registration · Form 301

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

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

What Ohio and Texas each ask for

	Ohio formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Ohio 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	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	No annual report	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due		May 15 each year
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Ohio companies register with Texas

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

Your Ohio name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Ohio name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If another Texas company uses the Ohio name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Ohio name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the Ohio one

Texas calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Texas papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Texas

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Texas

An LLC formed in Ohio 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.

The other way: Texas into Ohio

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Texas

Does my Ohio company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in Texas?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Texas's report (no fee).

Does Texas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Texas for year one.

Will Texas accept my Ohio name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Ohio 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 Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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