Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

Missouri vs Texas: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	No annual report	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due		May 15 each year
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Missouri to Texas, step by step

We prepare and file Form 304
It names us as your Texas registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Missouri first, so the Texas filing can go in right away. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with Texas.

Will your Missouri name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Texas

A corporation formed in Missouri files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Texas into Missouri

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about Texas

Does my Missouri company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Texas?

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

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Missouri name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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