Rhode Island

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

Rhode Island vs Texas: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$22	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	May 1	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Texas

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

Will your Rhode Island name work for Texas?

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

Agents: Texas and Rhode Island

Texas calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Texas papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Texas and Rhode Island

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Texas

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Texas company in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Texas

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Texas?

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

How much does the Texas registration cost?

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Texas for year one.

Will Texas accept my Rhode Island name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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