Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, a corporation formed in Vermont registers there on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Vermont vs Texas: the paperwork

	Vermont formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	May 15 each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Vermont to Texas, step by step

We prepare and file Form 301
It names us as your Texas registered agent, with your Vermont name and formation date. If Texas wants the Vermont certificate, it is ordered first. Once Texas approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

Will your Vermont name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your Vermont name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If another Texas company uses the Vermont name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Vermont name against Texas's records before filing.

Agents: Texas and Vermont

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

Staying in good standing in Vermont and Texas

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Texas comes to $209 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Texas

An LLC formed in Vermont files Form 304 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Vermont

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Texas

Does my Vermont company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Texas registration cost?

$1,016.13 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Texas may also want Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Texas registration take?

Typically 2 to 3 business days with Texas's required expedite, plus time for Vermont's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Texas?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Vermont and nothing to Texas for the yearly reports.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Vermont name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Vermont name at home. Texas names must include corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new Texas corporation instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

Vermont companies leave by filing Form 608; until then, Texas's report stays due alongside Vermont's filings.

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