Texas Secretary of State - Corporations Section

Form 713: Annual Report of a Limited Liability Partnership

$200 per partner

Annually by June 1. Reports may be filed as early as March 31.

Form 301: For-Profit Corporation Application for Registration

Mail or online.

$750

TX Bus Org Code § 9.001

Corporations that do business in Texas prior to foreign qualification may be subject to penalty fees of $750 for every year (or partial year) prior to foreign qualification. Penalties begin to accumulate after 90 days of doing business without registration.

Certified copies not required.

Certificate of existence not required.

Assumed Name Certificate

Mail, fax or online.

$25

Filing an assumed name registration is mandatory to conduct business under any other name than your personal legal name or a registered business name.

TX Statutes § 5-71

Sole-proprietorships and general partnerships file only at the county level while other entities file with the secretary of state.

Registration of an assumed name does not offer name protection.

• Publication of registration is not required in Texas.

Assumed Name Certificate

Mail, fax or online.

$25

Due by the date of registration every 10 years.

Online

$15

Form 802: Periodic Report of a Nonprofit Corporation

Mail or fax.

$5

Once exempt from filing public information reports, the secretary may request a periodic report once every 4 years and the request will state the due date.

Tex Bo. Code Ann. § 22.357

$1/month late fee. Your nonprofit risks dissolution or revocation.

• Public information reports are due annually unless the organization has been granted exemption from the Texas Comptroller.
• File two copies.
• An officer, director, manager, member, partner, or agent must file.
• Original signatures are not required.

Form 308: Renewal of Limited Liability Partnership Application for Registration

$200 per partner, maximum fee of $750

Annually by the registration anniversary date. Renewals may be filed as early as 90 days prior to the due date.