Texas

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form B-09

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Texas that wants to do business in North Carolina files Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Texas and North Carolina each ask for

	Texas formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$253 at order (filing fee $250 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 with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Texas Secretary of State	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 15 each year	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Texas companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Texas name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Texas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Texas corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Will your Texas name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Texas

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus North Carolina comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Texas files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Texas

A corporation formed in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

Does my Texas company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Carolina issues one to Texas corporations once the form is approved.

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

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Texas's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and North Carolina?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Texas companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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