Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers an LLC from Connecticut as a foreign LLC on Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas asks nothing of Connecticut here, not even the Certificate of Legal Existence. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Connecticut and Texas side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$50	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	On or before March 31	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Texas

We prepare and file Form 304
It lists us as your Texas registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date. No Connecticut paperwork holds up the Texas filing. After approval, your Connecticut LLC is registered with Texas.

Will your Connecticut name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Connecticut one

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Texas

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Texas

A corporation formed in Connecticut files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Texas company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Texas

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

Do I need Connecticut'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 Connecticut first. Faster state options: next-day $500, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($80) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Connecticut name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Connecticut 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 Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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