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Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Texas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas and Washington side by side

	Texas formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	May 15 each year	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Texas companies register with Washington

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Ordered from Texas on filing day, it easily meets Washington's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Washington filing. After approval, your Texas corporation is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Texas to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$414

Will your Texas name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Washington

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Washington comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Washington

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in Texas

A corporation formed in Washington 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 Washington

Does my Texas company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Texas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $414 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Washington?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Texas companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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