Texas

Foreign registration · Form 301

West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers a corporation from West Virginia as a foreign corporation on Form 301, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas may ask for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your West Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

West Virginia and Texas side by side

	West Virginia formed here	Texas registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Form 301, Application for Registration of a Foreign For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year
Due	July 1 each year	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: typically 2 to 3 business days
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our Texas registered agent

From West Virginia to Texas, step by step

We prepare and file Form 301
It names us as your Texas registered agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date. If Texas wants the West Virginia certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your West Virginia corporation is registered with Texas.

Your West Virginia name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your West Virginia 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 West Virginia company. We search Texas's records for West Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Texas and West Virginia

Texas calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for West Virginia; ours takes Texas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Texas and West Virginia

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25); Texas wants the Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to Texas

An LLC formed in West Virginia 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 West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Texas into West Virginia

A corporation formed in Texas that registers with West Virginia files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions West Virginia owners ask about Texas

Does my West Virginia company need to register in Texas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$1,016.13 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Texas may also want West Virginia'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 West Virginia's certificate if Texas asks for it. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($25, every two years) and Texas's report (no fee).

Does Texas require a registered agent?

Yes: the West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Texas for year one.

Will Texas accept my West Virginia name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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