Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers an LLC from Massachusetts as a foreign LLC on Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas asks nothing of Massachusetts here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Massachusetts and Texas each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Massachusetts to Texas, step by step

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

Will your Massachusetts name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your Massachusetts name if it includes limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either. If another Texas company uses the Massachusetts name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Texas's records for Massachusetts's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Texas and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Massachusetts

Massachusetts wants the Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($520); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Texas

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Texas into Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Texas

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Massachusetts's report ($520) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Massachusetts name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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