Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, an LLC formed in Florida registers there on Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas needs nothing from Florida: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Florida and Texas each ask for

	Florida formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$5	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Name endings	Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC	limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	May 1	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Florida to Texas, step by step

We prepare and file Form 304
It lists us as your Texas registered agent, next to your Florida name and formation date. No Florida paperwork holds up the Texas filing. Once Texas approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

Your Florida name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Florida name if it includes limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either. Florida's list (Limited Liability Company, L.L.C. or LLC) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If another Texas company uses the Florida name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Texas's records for Florida's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Texas agent and the Florida one

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Florida

Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($138.75); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Texas

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

Registering a Texas company in Florida

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Texas

Does my Florida company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Florida's report ($138.75) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Florida name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Florida name at home. Texas names must include limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Texas LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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