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Foreign registration · Form DOS-1335-f-a

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in New York

To do business in New York, a corporation formed in Texas registers there on Form DOS-1335-f-a, with $225 in state fees. New York may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Texas and New York each ask for

	Texas formed here	New York registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form DOS-1335-f-a, Application for Authority (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$15	$225 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Texas Secretary of State	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	dos.ny.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	May 15 each year	During the calendar month of authorization to do business in NY, every 2 years
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our New York registered agent

How Texas companies register with New York

We prepare and file Form DOS-1335-f-a
It lists us as your New York registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date. If New York wants the Texas certificate, it is ordered first. Once New York approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

Your Texas name and New York's rules

We search New York's records for Texas's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New York and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and New York

Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to New York

An LLC formed in Texas files Form DOS-1361-f-a with New York ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New York company in Texas

A corporation formed in New York 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 New York

Does my Texas company need to register in New York?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New York registration cost?

$424 at checkout; New York may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, plus time for Texas's certificate if New York asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (no fee) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

A Texas company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

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