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Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers a corporation from Texas as a foreign corporation on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas and Delaware side by side

	Texas formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$15	$245 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	May 15 each year	June 30
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Texas companies register with Delaware

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

Will your Texas name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Delaware comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Delaware

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Texas

A corporation formed in Delaware 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 Delaware

Does my Texas company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Texas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Delaware?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

What does a Delaware company file to register in Texas?

It files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

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