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Foreign registration · Form 301

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

A corporation formed in Tennessee 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 Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Tennessee vs Texas: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of 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	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due		May 15 each year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Tennessee to Texas, step by step

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

Your Tennessee name and Texas's rules

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

Agents: Texas and Tennessee

Tennessee and Texas both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Tennessee; ours takes Texas's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Texas

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Texas comes to $169 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Texas

An LLC formed in Tennessee 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 Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Texas

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Texas?

$169 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Tennessee name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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