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Foreign registration · no form number

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Alabama

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Alabama files an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas and Alabama side by side

	Texas formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Corporation Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$15	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year
Due	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Texas companies register with Alabama

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

Will your Texas name work for Alabama?

If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Texas company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Alabama

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Alabama

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alabama into Texas

A corporation formed in Alabama that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Alabama

Does my Texas company need to register in Alabama?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$383 at checkout; Alabama may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Alabama?

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

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Texas registered agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Texas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Texas name at home.

Can I form a new Alabama corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Texas companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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