Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from Washington as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Washington records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Washington and Texas side by side

	Washington formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$20	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Washington companies register with Texas

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

Your Washington name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Washington name if it includes corporation, incorporated, company, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. If Texas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Washington company. We search Texas's records for Washington's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Texas agent and the Washington one

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Washington

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Texas comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Texas

An LLC formed in Washington 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 Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

Registering a Texas company in Washington

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Texas

Does my Washington company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Texas calls it registration for Washington 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 Washington's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Texas registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Washington name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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