Colorado

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, an LLC formed in Colorado registers there on Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas asks nothing of Colorado here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado vs Texas: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	No fee	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Texas

We prepare and file Form 304
It lists us as your Texas registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Colorado first, so the Texas filing can go in right away. After approval, your Colorado LLC is registered with Texas.

Your Colorado name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Colorado name if it includes limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either. If another Texas company uses the Colorado name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Colorado name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the Colorado one

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Texas

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Texas

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Texas into Colorado

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Texas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Texas

Does my Colorado company need to register in Texas?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Texas law lists 16 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Texas?

$1,016.13 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite, with nothing to pay Colorado.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

No, Texas takes Form 304 without it.

How long does the Texas registration take?

Typically 2 to 3 business days with Texas's required expedite; nothing comes from Colorado first. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Colorado's report ($25) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Colorado name?

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

Can I form a new Texas LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

Colorado companies leave by filing Form 608, Certificate of Withdrawal of Registration ($15); until then, Texas's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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