Texas

Foreign registration · Form 304

Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in Texas

To do business in Texas, an LLC formed in Wyoming registers there on Form 304, with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Texas asks nothing of Wyoming here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Texas Secretary of State from your Wyoming records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wyoming and Texas side by side

	Wyoming formed here	Texas registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 304
State fee	No fee	$767.13 at order (filing fee $750 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Texas
Required expedite		$50 at order (Texas Express)
Faster options		next-day $500, same-day $750
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Texas Secretary of State
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.state.tx.us
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Texas registered agent

From Wyoming to Texas, step by step

We prepare and file Form 304
It lists us as your Texas registered agent, next to your Wyoming name and formation date. No Wyoming paperwork holds up the Texas filing. After approval, your Wyoming LLC is registered with Texas.

Your Wyoming name and Texas's rules

Texas accepts your Wyoming name if it includes limited liability company, limited company or an abbreviation of either. If Texas's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Wyoming company. We search Texas's records for Wyoming's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Texas and Wyoming

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

Yearly filings: Texas and Wyoming

Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($61.44); Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Texas

A corporation formed in Wyoming files Form 301 with Texas ($767.13 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Texas company in Wyoming

An LLC formed in Texas that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Texas

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Texas?

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

How much does the Texas registration cost?

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Texas?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Wyoming's report ($61.44) and Texas's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Texas?

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

Does Texas require a registered agent?

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

Will Texas accept my Wyoming name?

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

How do I withdraw from Texas later?

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

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