Texas Secretary of State - Corporations Section

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 required.

Assumed Name Certificate

Mail or fax.

$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, but other entities may need to file with both the secretary of state and the county clerk in the county where their principal office exists.

Registration of an assumed name does not offer name protection.

• Publication of registration is not required in Texas.

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.