Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

What New Jersey and Texas each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Texas registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$50	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	nj.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Name endings	LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.	limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	May 15 each year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From New Jersey to Texas, step by step

We prepare and file Form 304
It names us as your Texas registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date. Nothing has to come from New Jersey first, so the Texas filing can go in right away. Once Texas approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Your New Jersey name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your New Jersey name if it includes limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either. New Jersey's list (LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If Texas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Jersey company. We search Texas's records for New Jersey's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Texas agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Texas

New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Texas

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Texas into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Texas

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Jersey's report ($75) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my New Jersey name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Jersey name at home. Texas names must include limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Texas LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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