Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

Idaho vs Texas: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$10	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, 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
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Idaho to Texas, step by step

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

Will your Idaho name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Idaho one

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

Staying in good standing in Idaho and Texas

Idaho wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Texas

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

The other way: Texas into Idaho

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Idaho to Texas

Does my Idaho company need to register in Texas?

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

How much does the Texas registration cost?

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Idaho's report (no fee) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Idaho name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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