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Texas LLC vs Wyoming LLC with Texas registration
Forming in Texas costs $300; forming in Wyoming costs $100 and then Texas charges $750 to register it, so $850 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Texas | LLC formed in Wyoming, registered in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Wyoming | None | $100 |
| Formation in Texas | $300 | None |
| Texas foreign registration | None | $750 |
| Wyoming yearly filing, two years | None | $120 |
| Texas yearly filing, two years | $0 | Variable |
| Two years of state fees | $300 | $970+ |
Before Texas’s variable charge, the Wyoming route costs $670 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
Wyoming: formation and yearly filing from Wyoming’s own pages. Texas: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Texas Secretary of State and the sources on the Texas page.