Texas Corporation

The formation of your Corporation is a filing done with the Secretary of State to formally and legally list your company to do business in Texas. The returned paperwork is known as your Articles of Incorporation.

Benefits of starting a Corporation include protection of your personal assets, separation of your finances from the business finances and the business becomes its own legal entity, meaning it can sue and be sued. Compared to Limited Liability Companies, Corporations are owned by shareholders who elect a board of Directors and as a Corporation’s profits grow more tax advantages become available.

To form a Corporation in Texas you will need a few things:

  • Suffix: A name ending with Corporation , Incorporated , Company , Corp. , Corp , Inc. , Inc , Co. , Co , Limited , Ltd. , Ltd
  • A Registered Agent that is located within Texas. A company cannot be its own Registered Agent
  • A mailing address, which can be anywhere
  • One or more Directors. A Director must be a natural person
  • The number of shares
  • The par value of each share
  • Additional provisions (if desired)

How does it work?

We’ll take the hassle out of forming your business by allowing our expertise to handle it all for you. With many years of experience in the business formation field, our filing support team will carefully review the information to make sure all the necessary details are present. Then, our filing software will give a final determination, conduct a preliminary name search to ensure availability and submit your formation to the state. 

The state has a turnaround time between two to four business days, at which point we will email your finalized paperwork to you. Then, you’re all set!

Our Corporate Formation package for $400 includes:

  • The state filing fee
  • The state online filing processing fees
  • The preliminary name availability search
  • Follow-up for any discrepancies in the filing before submission
  • Email support for any questions or concerns

Typical Next steps:

  • Filing your Beneficial Ownership Information Report
  • Obtaining an EIN
  • Setting up a bank account 
  • Receiving your Taxpayer information from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts