Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

Kansas vs Texas: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$7.50	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Texas

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

Will your Kansas name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your Kansas 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 Kansas company. We check your exact Kansas name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the Kansas one

Texas calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Texas's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Texas and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Texas

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

The other way: Texas into Kansas

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Texas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Texas

Does my Kansas company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Texas for year one.

Will Texas accept my Kansas name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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