Foreign Entity Fees

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Texas foreign entity fees

To register a foreign LLC in Texas you pay $750 to the Texas Secretary of State; other entity types pay the fees in the table below.

Fee by entity type

EntityForeign feeBasis
LLC$750Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
For-profit corporation$750Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 4.152(a)(2) ("for filing an application of a foreign corporation for registration to transact business in this state, $750"); TX SOS Form 806 Fee Schedule (Rev. 10/25)
Nonprofit corporation$25Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 4.153(a)(2) ("for filing an application of a foreign corporation for registration to conduct affairs in this state, $25"); TX SOS Form 806 Fee Schedule (Rev. 10/25)
Limited partnership$750Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 4.155(a)(1) ("for filing a certificate of formation or an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, $750"); TX SOS Form 806 Fee Schedule (Rev. 10/25)
LLPVaries (tiered by size)Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 4.158(a)(3)-(4) ("$200 for each partner in this state, except that the maximum fee may not exceed $750"); TX SOS Form 806 Fee Schedule (Rev. 10/25, states floor of $200 and cap of $750)

Non-LLC figures come from state research dated August 12, 2026; confirm with the Texas Secretary of State before you file.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026)

If the entity is an LLC, these are the filing services for Texas.

#ServiceService feeTexas feeAgent
1Mainstay Filing$199$750Year one included, then $149/yr
2TX Registered Agent.org$199$750Year one included, then $99/yr
3Texas Registered Agent.ai$199$750Year one included, then $99/yr

Mainstay Filing: Its Texas checkout showed $1,016.13 in total on October 28, 2026, including the state’s required $50 expedite and $17.13 in state processing charges.

Service prices read from each provider’s Texas page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Texas Secretary of State.

The LLC filing

Form
Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
Home-state certificate
Not required for an LLC
Yearly filing
Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15)

Questions about Texas

What does an LLC pay to register in Texas?

$750, with Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company.

Is the Texas corporation fee the same as the LLC fee?

Yes, both are $750.

Which service should an LLC use in Texas?

Mainstay Filing: $199 plus the $750 state fee, with the agent free for the first year.

Sources for the LLC fee