Tennessee

Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

Texas registers an LLC from Tennessee as a foreign LLC on Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas asks nothing of Tennessee here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee vs Texas: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$20	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due		May 15 each year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Tennessee to Texas, step by step

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Texas?

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

Your Texas agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Texas

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Texas

A corporation formed in Tennessee files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Texas into Tennessee

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Texas

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($300) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Tennessee name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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