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Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in California

California registers a corporation from Texas as a foreign corporation on Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities using your Texas records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Texas vs California: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	California registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Texas Secretary of State	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	May 15 each year	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$250 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 5 days or less
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How Texas companies register with California

We prepare and file Form S&DC-S/N
It names us as your California agent for service of process, with your Texas name and formation date. If California wants the Texas certificate, it is ordered first. Once California approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

Will your Texas name work for California?

If another California company uses the Texas name, an alternate name is allowed. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the Texas one

California calls it an agent for service of process; Texas says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Texas; ours takes California's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: California and Texas

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Texas plus California comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to California

An LLC formed in Texas files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20). See the LLC filing.

Registering a California company in Texas

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

Questions Texas owners ask about California

Does my Texas company need to register in California?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout; California may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, plus time for Texas's certificate if California asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and California?

$174 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, nothing to Texas and $25 to California for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with California?

California can charge a Texas company a penalty of $20 a day.

Does California require a registered agent?

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

Will California 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 California corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from California later?

Texas companies leave by filing Form CORP-SURC, Certificate of Surrender; until then, California's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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