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Foreign registration · no form number

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, a corporation formed in Texas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$15	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	May 15 each year	December 31
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 2 to 5 business days
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Texas companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Minnesota registered agent, with your Texas name and formation date. If Minnesota wants the Texas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Texas corporation is registered with Minnesota.

Your Texas name and Minnesota's rules

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

Your Minnesota agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Texas

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Minnesota comes to $264 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Texas

A corporation formed in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

Does my Texas company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Minnesota issues one to Texas corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Texas's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Minnesota?

$264 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Texas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Texas companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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