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Foreign registration · no form number

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Texas as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$15	$200 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Texas Secretary of State	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	May 15 each year	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Texas companies register with New Mexico

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

Will your Texas name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Texas

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Texas

A corporation formed in New Mexico 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 New Mexico

Does my Texas company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (no fee) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

What does a New Mexico company file to register in Texas?

It files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

How do I get a Texas certificate of good standing?

Texas issues the Certificate of Fact - Status online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days ($15).

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