South Carolina

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

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

South Carolina vs Texas: the paperwork

	South Carolina formed here	Texas registering here
Document	South Carolina 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	South Carolina: online	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	May 15 each year
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Texas registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Texas

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

Your South Carolina name and Texas's rules

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

Agents: Texas and South Carolina

Texas calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Texas papers come to us; South Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Texas and South Carolina

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; 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, South Carolina to Texas

An LLC formed in South Carolina 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 South Carolina

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Texas

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Texas?

Yes, once a South Carolina business operates there; Texas registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Texas's report (no fee).

Does Texas require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Texas for year one.

Will Texas accept my South Carolina name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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