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Foreign registration · no form number

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from Texas as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Texas records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Texas and Nebraska side by side

	Texas formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$15	$110 at order (filing fee $100 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 Nebraska
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	May 15 each year	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Texas companies register with Nebraska

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Texas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Texas issues the certificate instantly, so the Nebraska filing can go in the same day. Once Nebraska approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

Nebraska costs for Texas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$324

Will your Texas name work for Nebraska?

If another Nebraska company uses the Texas name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Texas name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Agents: Nebraska and Texas

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Texas says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Texas; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Texas

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Texas

A corporation formed in Nebraska 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 Nebraska

Does my Texas company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $324 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (no fee) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Texas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Texas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Texas name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Texas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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