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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

Minnesota registers an LLC from Texas as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota needs nothing from Texas: no Certificate of Fact - Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Texas and Minnesota each ask for

	Texas formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$15	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	May 15 each year	December 31
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Texas companies register with Minnesota

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

Your Texas name and Minnesota's rules

We check your exact Texas name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Your Minnesota agent and the Texas one

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Minnesota

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Texas files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Texas

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

Common questions: Texas to Minnesota

Does my Texas company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Texas.

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Texas first.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Minnesota?

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

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Texas companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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