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Foreign registration · no form number

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas vs Nevada: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$15	$425 at order (filing fee $75 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 Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	May 15 each year	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$175 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Texas companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date. If Nevada wants the Texas certificate, it is ordered first. Once Nevada approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

Your Texas name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Nevada agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and Texas

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Nevada

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Texas

A corporation formed in Nevada 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 Nevada

Does my Texas company need to register in Nevada?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for Texas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for Texas's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (no fee) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Texas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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