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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Texas that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas and North Dakota side by side

	Texas formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$15	$135 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Texas Secretary of State	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either	the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	May 15 each year	November 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From Texas to North Dakota, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Texas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the North Dakota filing. Once North Dakota approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

North Dakota costs for Texas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$349

Your Texas name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Texas name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. Texas's list (limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. We search North Dakota's records for Texas's name on file before anything is filed.

Your North Dakota agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Texas files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into Texas

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

Common questions: Texas to North Dakota

Does my Texas company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; North Dakota does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$334 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $349 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

North Dakota can charge a Texas company a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Texas name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

Texas companies leave by filing an Application for withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company; until then, North Dakota's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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