Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from Oregon as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oregon vs Texas: the paperwork

	Oregon formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	May 15 each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Oregon companies register with Texas

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

Will your Oregon name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Oregon one

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Oregon

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

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Texas

An LLC formed in Oregon 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 Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Oregon

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to Texas

Does my Oregon company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Texas calls it registration for Oregon 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 Oregon's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Texas registration take?

Typically 2 to 3 business days with Texas's required expedite, plus time for Oregon's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Oregon name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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