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Foreign registration · Form 304

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

South Carolina and Texas side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Texas registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$10	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	businessfilings.sc.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 South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Texas registered agent

From South Carolina to Texas, step by step

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

Will your South Carolina name work for Texas?

Texas accepts your South Carolina 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 South Carolina company. We check your exact South Carolina name against Texas's records before filing.

Your Texas agent and the South Carolina one

Texas calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Texas's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Texas

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Texas

A corporation formed in South Carolina files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Texas company in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Texas

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Texas?

Yes, once a South Carolina 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 South Carolina.

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Texas?

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

What if I don't register with Texas?

A South Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Texas require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Texas for year one.

Will Texas accept my South Carolina name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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