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Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers a corporation from Texas as a foreign corporation on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas vs Maine: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$15	$250 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	May 15 each year	June 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Texas companies register with Maine

We prepare and file Form MBCA-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date. If Maine wants the Texas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Texas corporation is registered with Maine.

Your Texas name and Maine's rules

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

Agents: Maine and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Maine

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Maine comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Maine

An LLC formed in Texas files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maine into Texas

A corporation formed in Maine 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 Maine

Does my Texas company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; Maine law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maine may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus time for Texas's certificate if Maine asks for it. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Maine?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Texas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

Texas companies leave by filing an Application of Withdrawal; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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