Hawaii

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas needs nothing from Hawaii: no Good Standing Certificate. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Hawaii and Texas each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$5	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Texas

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

Your Hawaii name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Hawaii name if it includes limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either. If Texas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Hawaii company. We check your exact Hawaii name against Texas's records before filing.

Agents: Texas and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Hawaii

Hawaii wants the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) every year ($12.50); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Texas

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Texas into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Texas

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($12.50) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Hawaii name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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