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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Texas and Delaware each ask for

	Texas formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$15	$200 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Texas to Delaware, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Ordered from Texas on filing day, it easily meets Delaware's limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Delaware filing. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with Delaware.

Delaware costs for Texas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$414

Delaware's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Texas name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Delaware

A corporation formed in Texas files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Texas

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Delaware certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Delaware

Does my Texas company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $414 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Delaware?

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

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A Texas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Delaware can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Texas registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Texas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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