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Texas LLC vs Delaware LLC with Texas registration
Forming in Texas costs $300; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then Texas charges $750 to register it, so $860 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Texas | LLC formed in Delaware, registered in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Delaware | None | $110 |
| Formation in Texas | $300 | None |
| Texas foreign registration | None | $750 |
| Delaware yearly filing, two years | None | $800 |
| Texas yearly filing, two years | $0 | Variable |
| Two years of state fees | $300 | $1,660+ |
Before Texas’s variable charge, the Delaware route costs $1,360 more in state fees over two years.
State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
If you register in Texas
Mainstay Filing prepares the Texas registration (Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for Texas are on the Texas page.
Where the numbers come from
Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. Texas: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Texas Secretary of State and the sources on the Texas page.