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Foreign registration · Form 326

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$160 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	May 15 each year	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Texas to Louisiana, step by step

We prepare and file Form 326
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Texas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Texas corporation is registered with Louisiana.

Will your Texas name work for Louisiana?

We search Louisiana's records for Texas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Louisiana agent and the Texas one

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Louisiana comes to $179 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Texas files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Texas

A corporation formed in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

Does my Texas company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Louisiana?

$179 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Texas company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

What does a Louisiana 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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