Texas Foreign Registration / Form 307
Texas Form 307 for limited liability partnerships
Texas Form 307 is the Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Partnership; the fee is $200 for each partner in Texas, at least $200 and at most $750, and the registration has to be renewed every year. We prepare Form 307 on request by email.
How the fee is counted
| Partners in Texas | State fee |
|---|---|
| 1 | $200 |
| 2 | $400 |
| 3 | $600 |
| 4 or more | $750 |
Item 6 of the form gives the number of partners in Texas on the date of the statement, and the fee follows from it.
Who counts as a partner "in Texas"
The Secretary of State's rules count a partner as in Texas if the partner:
- lives in Texas;
- is domiciled or located here;
- is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide the partnership's services in Texas; or
- personally, or through someone working under the partner's direct supervision, will provide services or transact the partnership's business in Texas for more than 30 days.
In a limited partnership registering as an LLP, only general partners are counted.
Applying it: a Chicago firm with one partner who lives in Austin and another who spends six weeks a year on Texas engagements has two partners in Texas, one by residence and one under the 30-day rule, so its fee is $400. A partner who holds a Texas license counts even if that partner rarely sets foot in the state, because the licensing test stands on its own.
Form 307, item by item
| Item | What it needs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Legal name from the formation or registration document, no d/b/a |
| 2 | "limited liability partnership, or an abbreviation of it" added if missing (BOC 5.063), with an assumed name certificate on Form 503 |
| 3 | EIN, required for a partnership; if pending, say so and amend once issued |
| 4 and 5 | Jurisdiction and date of first LLP registration at home, and that it exists as an LLP there |
| 6 | Number of partners in Texas |
| 7 | Date Texas business began or will begin |
| 8 | Principal office |
| 9 and 10 | Registered agent and office in Texas; Secretary of State as backup agent |
| 11 | Business or activity to be pursued in Texas |
A one-year registration
An LLP registration runs until the first anniversary of registration (BOC 152.905(e)) unless renewed, withdrawn or revoked first. Renewal is Form 308, at the same per-partner fee. A later change in the number of Texas partners does not affect a registration already in place, though an LLP that is also registered as a limited partnership must still amend that LP registration for general partner changes.
Registration can start the day it is filed, or on a chosen date within 90 days of the signature; LLP filings do not offer the future-event option.
Signing and liability
Form 307 is signed by a majority-in-interest of the partners, or by partners a majority-in-interest has authorized. A partner is not liable for a partnership debt simply because the partnership did business in Texas without registering (BOC 152.910), but the late fee and the bar on bringing Texas lawsuits still apply.
The late fee for LLPs
The 90-day grace period and the late fee apply to LLPs too. The late fee equals the registration fee, so it follows the partner count: an LLP with two Texas partners that started work here a year and a half before registering would owe $400 for each calendar year involved, as well as the $400 registration fee.
Names, EINs and later amendments
Adding the LLP designator for Texas use means the partnership is doing business under a name other than its legal one, so the instructions require an assumed name certificate on Form 503 ($25) as well. If the EIN was still pending when you filed, amend the registration on Form 407 once the IRS issues it. Changes of name or business purpose go on the same form.
Filing Form 307
File through SOSPortal with ACH or a card, or mail the form with a check or money order to P.O. Box 13697, Austin, TX 78711-3697. Expedite is $50 for typically 2 to 3 business days. No notary is needed, but a signature on a statement known to be materially false is an offense under Chapter 4.
Registering an LLP in Texas
Count Texas partners
Apply the four-part test above as of the filing date.
Prepare the form
Name, EIN, home registration date, purpose and agent.
Sign by majority-in-interest
Or by authorized partners.
File and diary the renewal
Renew each year on Form 308.
LLP questions
Can we register before any partner starts work in Texas?
Yes. Item 7 takes the date business will begin, so the registration can be in place before the first engagement here.
Is an LLLP charged twice?
Yes. The limited partnership registration is a one-time $750, and the LLP registration is $200 per Texas partner (up to $750) and renews every year.
Our LLLP is registering. Is Form 307 enough?
No. It also files Form 306 as a limited partnership.
Can you handle the yearly renewal?
Yes, on request. Email us and we prepare Form 308.
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 Secretary of State, Form 307 instructions (foreign limited liability partnership)
- Texas Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9 (foreign entities)
- Texas Secretary of State, Form 412 instructions (amended registration, foreign LP)
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