Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

An LLC formed in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oklahoma vs Texas: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$20	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Texas

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

Will your Oklahoma name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your Oklahoma name if it includes limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either. If another Texas company uses the Oklahoma name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Texas's records for Oklahoma's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Texas agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Oklahoma

Oklahoma wants the Annual Certificate every year ($26); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Texas

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Texas company in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Texas

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Texas?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oklahoma LLC in Texas?

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Oklahoma's report ($26) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

An Oklahoma company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Oklahoma name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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