Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

Louisiana and Texas side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$25	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Texas

We prepare and file Form 304
It lists us as your Texas registered agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Louisiana first, so the Texas filing can go in right away. Once Texas approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

Your Louisiana name and Texas's rules

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

Agents: Texas and Louisiana

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Texas

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($40); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Texas

A corporation formed in Louisiana files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Texas into Louisiana

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Texas

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Texas?

Yes, once a Louisiana 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 Louisiana.

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($40) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Louisiana name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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