Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

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

Virginia and Texas side by side

	Virginia formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	$6	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	May 15 each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Texas

We prepare and file Form 304
It names us as your Texas registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Virginia first, so the Texas filing can go in right away. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Texas.

Your Virginia name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Virginia name if it includes limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either. If another Texas company uses the Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Texas's records for Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Texas agent and the Virginia one

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Texas

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

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Texas

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

The other way: Texas into Virginia

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Texas

Does my Virginia company need to register in Texas?

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

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Texas?

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

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Virginia name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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