Texas Foreign qualification

For all other entities, the registration fee is $750.

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All foreign entities are given a 90 day grace period to register with the secretary of state after initially transacting business in Texas. An entity that registers during the grace period will not be charged late filing fees. Entities that register after the grace period are charged late filing fees. Late filing fees are determined by multiplying the number of whole or partial calendar years that have passed since the date the entity initially transacted business in Texas times the registration fee. … In addition to penalties for late registration, if a foreign entity transacts business in Texas without registering, The entity cannot maintain an action, suit, or proceeding in a Texas court until it registers. The attorney general can enjoin the entity from transacting business in Texas. The entity is subject to a civil penalty equal to all fees and taxes that would have been imposed if the entity had registered when first required.

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Sec. 9.001. FOREIGN ENTITIES REQUIRED TO REGISTER. (a) To transact business in this state, a foreign entity must register under this chapter if the entity: (1) is a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership, foreign limited liability company, foreign business trust, foreign real estate investment trust, foreign cooperative, foreign public or private limited company, or another foreign entity, the formation of which, if formed in this state, would require the filing under Chapter 3 of a certificate of formation; or

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Sec. 9.004. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE. (a) A foreign filing entity registers by filing an application for registration as provided by Chapter 4. (b) The application must state:

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For all other entities, the registration fee is $750.

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Form 301 (Revised 09/26) Secretary of State P.O. Box 13697 Austin, TX 78711-3697 Application for Instructions Registration of a Filing Fee: $750 Foreign For-Profit Corporation

Verified 2026-10-25

All foreign entities are given a 90 day grace period to register with the secretary of state after initially transacting business in Texas. An entity that registers during the grace period will not be charged late filing fees. Entities that register after the grace period are charged late filing fees. Late filing fees are determined by multiplying the number of whole or partial calendar years that have passed since the date the entity initially transacted business in Texas times the registration fee. … In addition to penalties for late registration, if a foreign entity transacts business in Texas without registering, The entity cannot maintain an action, suit, or proceeding in a Texas court until it registers. The attorney general can enjoin the entity from transacting business in Texas. The entity is subject to a civil penalty equal to all fees and taxes that would have been imposed if the entity had registered when first required.

Verified 2026-10-25

Sec. 9.001. FOREIGN ENTITIES REQUIRED TO REGISTER. (a) To transact business in this state, a foreign entity must register under this chapter if the entity: (1) is a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership, foreign limited liability company, foreign business trust, foreign real estate investment trust, foreign cooperative, foreign public or private limited company, or another foreign entity, the formation of which, if formed in this state, would require the filing under Chapter 3 of a certificate of formation; or

Verified 2026-10-25