Maryland

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

Maryland and Texas side by side

	Maryland formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$20	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 15	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Texas

We prepare and file Form 304
It lists us as your Texas registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date. No Maryland paperwork holds up the Texas filing. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Texas.

Your Maryland name and Texas's rules

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

Agents: Texas and Maryland

Texas calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Texas papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Texas

Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Texas

A corporation formed in Maryland files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Texas into Maryland

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Texas

Does my Maryland company need to register in Texas?

Yes, once a Maryland 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 Maryland.

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

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maryland's report ($300) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Maryland name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Maryland 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 Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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