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Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, a corporation formed in Texas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$15	$145 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 North Dakota
Office	Texas Secretary of State	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.nd.gov
Name endings	corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them	company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 15 each year	May 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Texas to North Dakota, step by step

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

Will your Texas name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Texas name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. Texas's list (corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them) is not the same, but an ending such as “corporation” works in both states. We check your exact Texas name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Texas

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus North Dakota comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Texas

A corporation formed in North Dakota 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 North Dakota

Does my Texas company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Texas name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them; “corporation” works in both states.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

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

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