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Foreign registration · Form FBE

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky asks nothing of Texas here, not even the Certificate of Fact - Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas and Kentucky side by side

	Texas formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$15	$90 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Kentucky
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	May 15 each year	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From Texas to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It lists us as your Kentucky registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Texas first, so the Kentucky filing can go in right away. Once Kentucky approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

Will your Texas name work for Kentucky?

We check your exact Texas name against Kentucky's records before filing.

Your Kentucky agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Texas

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Kentucky comes to $164 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Kentucky

An LLC formed in Texas files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kentucky into Texas

A corporation formed in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

Does my Texas company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Kentucky issues one to Texas corporations once the form is approved.

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

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Texas.

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Texas first.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Kentucky?

$164 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Texas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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