Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

What Michigan and Texas each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$10	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	February 15	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Texas

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

Your Michigan name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Michigan name if it includes limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either. If another Texas company uses the Michigan name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Michigan name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the Michigan one

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Michigan

Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Texas

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Texas company in Michigan

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Texas

Does my Michigan company need to register in Texas?

Yes, once a Michigan 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 Michigan.

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Michigan name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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