Minnesota

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Foreign registration · Form 304

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

An LLC formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Texas files Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas needs nothing from Minnesota: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota vs Texas: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$5	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	December 31	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with Texas

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

Will your Minnesota name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Minnesota one

Minnesota and Texas both call it a registered agent. Texas papers come to us; Minnesota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Texas and Minnesota

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Texas

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

Registering a Texas company in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Texas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Texas

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Minnesota name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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