Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers an LLC from Nevada as a foreign LLC on Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas needs nothing from Nevada: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Nevada records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Nevada vs Texas: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$50	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Texas

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

Will your Nevada name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Nevada

Nevada wants a periodic report every year ($350); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Texas

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

The other way: Texas into Nevada

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees; no Texas certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Texas

Does my Nevada company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report ($350) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Nevada name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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