Texas Foreign Registration / Cost
Texas foreign LLC registration cost, line by line
Registering a foreign LLC in Texas costs $750 in state fees, the same amount a foreign corporation or limited partnership pays, and we add $199 for preparing and filing it. Nothing else is required at filing: Texas asks for no home-state certificate and no notary.
What the Secretary of State charges to register
| Entity | Form | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| Limited liability company | Form 304 | $750 |
| Series LLC | Form 313 | $750 |
| For-profit corporation | Form 301 | $750 |
| Limited partnership | Form 306 | $750 |
| Nonprofit corporation or cooperative | Form 302 | $25 |
| Limited liability partnership | Form 307 | $200 for each partner in Texas, $750 at most, every year |
A corporation pays the flat $750 whatever its share count; Texas does not price registration by authorized stock.
Paying for speed
| Service | State charge | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard expedite | $50 | Filings typically 2 to 3 business days |
| Next-day service | $500 | Handled the next business day if received by 12:00 p.m. |
| Same-day service | $750 | Handled the same day if received by 12:00 p.m. |
| No expedite | Nothing extra | The state does not publish a time |
Our fee and what it buys
Our fee, $199, covers the work on our side: reading your formation details, choosing the right Texas form, checking the name against the designator and availability rules, filling in every item, filing through SOSPortal, paying the state from your order and sending you the result. It also includes a Texas registered agent if you want ours.
The state fee is charged at cost with no markup, and checkout shows our line and the state's line separately before you pay.
Costs outside the filing fee
- Assumed name. If your name is taken in Texas or lacks a designator, Form 503 costs $25.
- Card convenience fee. $0.25 plus 2.25% of the total when the state is paid by card; ACH avoids it.
- Home-state certificate. Not needed for Texas, so nothing to order from your home state.
- Late filing fee. Only if the company worked here more than 90 days before filing: $750 per calendar year involved.
Worked example: an LLC registering on time, with expedite
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Our preparation and filing | $199 |
| Texas filing fee, Form 304 | $750 |
| Standard expedite | $50 |
| Texas total for this filing | $800 |
| Late filing fee | None, filed inside 90 days |
| Home-state certificate | Not needed |
Paid by ACH, there is no convenience fee. Paid by card, add the percentage above to the state lines.
If the company is already past the grace period
The late fee multiplies the registration fee by the calendar years involved. An LLC that began work in Texas in September and files in March of the year after next has touched three calendar years: three late fees plus the filing fee, $3,000 in state charges before expedite. Where more than 5 years would be owed, the Secretary of State caps the late fees at 5 years for companies that meet its conditions; the penalties page lists them.
The first year after approval
Registration has no Secretary of State renewal for LLCs and corporations. The ongoing cost is the Comptroller's franchise tax report and Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), due May 15. For the 2026 and 2027 report years, a company with revenue at or below $2,650,000 owes no franchise tax. Above that, the rate is 0.375% for retail and wholesale businesses and 0.75% for others, applied to the taxable margin. The franchise tax page explains it.
A Texas registered agent is the other yearly cost, included with our order for the first year as described at checkout.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Cost questions
Is the Texas fee different for a corporation?
No. A foreign for-profit corporation pays $750, the same as an LLC.
Why does a nonprofit pay so much less?
The fee schedule sets $25 for foreign nonprofit corporations and cooperatives, and its late fee is figured on that smaller amount.
Do LLPs pay every year?
Yes. An LLP registration lasts until the first anniversary of registration and is renewed on Form 308, again at $200 per Texas partner.
Can the late fee be waived?
The Secretary of State says it does not waive late fees apart from the 5-year cap. Appeals for unusual circumstances go in writing to its corporations attorneys.
One price for the whole filing
Register in Texas
Delaware or any stateTexas
$199
+ $750 state fee
- Form 304 for an LLC or Form 301 for a corporation, prepared from your answers
- Name check against Texas designator rules
- Filed with the Secretary of State through SOSPortal
- Our Texas registered agent, or one you name
- The approved registration sent to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
The state fee is passed through at cost. Checkout shows every line before payment. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Official sources
- Texas Secretary of State, Form 806 fee schedule (rev. 09/26)
- Texas Secretary of State, Form 304 instructions
- Texas Secretary of State, foreign entity FAQs
- Texas Secretary of State, Texas Express expedited filings
- Texas Comptroller, franchise tax
- Texas Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9 (foreign entities)
- Texas Secretary of State, foreign or out-of-state entities
- Texas Secretary of State, Form 307 instructions (foreign limited liability partnership)
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