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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Texas and Washington each ask for

	Texas formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	May 15 each year	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Texas companies register with Washington

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Ordered from Texas on filing day, it easily meets Washington's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington 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 Washington filing. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with Washington.

Washington 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 Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$414

Your Texas name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Washington

A corporation formed in Texas files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Washington into Texas

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

Questions Texas owners ask about Washington

Does my Texas company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Texas business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington 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: Washington wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Texas companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Texas?

It files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

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