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Foreign registration · Form 304

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

An LLC formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Texas files Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas asks nothing of Mississippi here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi vs Texas: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$25	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 15	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Texas

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

Will your Mississippi name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your Mississippi 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 Mississippi company. We check your exact Mississippi name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Mississippi

Mississippi wants the Annual Report 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, Mississippi to Texas

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

Registering a Texas company in Mississippi

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Texas

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Texas?

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

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Mississippi name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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