Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

A corporation formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Texas files Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What South Dakota and Texas each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Texas registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	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	South Dakota: online	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Texas

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

Will your South Dakota name work for Texas?

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

Agents: Texas and South Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and Texas

South Dakota wants the Annual Report 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 Dakota to Texas

An LLC formed in South 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 South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Texas into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Texas

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a South Dakota corporation in Texas?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my South Dakota name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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