| Overview: |
- Start A Business.com can incorporate your business
in Texas.
Start A Business.com will provide a preliminary name
check to help ensure that your company name is available
in Texas,
and will clear up to 3 potential names for you to
select from. Once this is completed, we will prepare
and file your articles of incorporation with the Texas
state government in a quick and efficient manner.
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| Corporate
Names: |
- The corporate name must contain "corporation,"
"incorporated," "company" or an
abbreviation of any of these words.
- For a Limited Liability Company, company names
must contain the words "Limited Liability Company"
or the abbreviation "L. L. C.," "LLC,"
"LC," or "L.C."; the word "Limited"
may be abbreviated as "Ltd." or "LTD",
and the word "company" may be abbreviated
as "Co.". The name cannot be the same as
or deceptively similar to the corporate name of a
domestic corporation or a foreign qualified corporation.
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| Director
/ Member Information: |
- Minimum Number of Directors: 1
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| Registered
Agent Information: |
- Start A Business.com can act as your Registered
Agent in Texas.
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| Tax
Information: |
| TAX |
CORPORATE
AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INITIAL FRANCHISE
TAX RETURN AND TAX & PUBLIC INFORMATION REPORT |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
Comptroller
will send forms to each corporation/limited liability
company to the principal address. |
| DUE
DATE |
90 days
after anniversary date of incorporation, qualification
or beginning business date.
(Postmark Date) |
| DEPARTMENT |
Comptroller
of Public Accounts
Capitol Station
Revenue Processing
Austin, TX 78774-0100
(512) 463-4600 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Tax is
0.25% of net taxable capital, plus the difference
between 4.5% of net taxable earned surplus and the
tax on net taxable capital. Tax under $100 needn't
be paid.
LLCs (Limited Liability
Companies) are treated as corporations and are
subject to franchise tax, but special rules apply
to determine their taxable capital and taxable
earned surplus components.
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| TAX |
CORPORATE
AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ANNUAL FRANCHISE TAX
RETURN AND TAX & PUBLIC INFORMATION REPORT |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
Comptroller
will send forms to each corporation/limited liability
company at the address shown on the last year's
return. |
| DUE
DATE |
May
15th (Received
by State) |
| DEPARTMENT |
Comptroller
of Public Accounts
Capitol Station
Revenue Processing
Austin, TX 78774-0100
(512) 463-4600 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Tax is
0.25% of net taxable capital, plus the difference
between 4.5% of net taxable earned surplus and the
tax on net taxable capital. Tax under $100 needn't
be paid.
Limited Liability
Companies are treated as corporations and are
subject to franchise tax, but special rules apply
to determine their taxable capital and taxable
earned surplus components.
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| TAX |
LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP PERIODIC REPORT |
| FORMS
AVAILABILITY |
Secretary
of State mails to Registered Office or last known
place of business of the limited Partnership. |
| DUE
DATE |
Once
every 4 years, within 30 days of mailing by the
Secretary of State |
| DEPARTMENT |
Secretary
of State
Statutory Filings Division
Corporations Section
P.O. Box 13697
Austin, Texas 78711-3697
(512) 463-5563 |
| TAX
RATE/FEES |
Filing
Fee - $50 |
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