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Forming an LLC in Texas from outside the United States.
Here's what Texas charges to form and keep a company, what it asks for every year, and what its public record shows about you. You'll also get a straight answer on whether a founder abroad should form here at all.
01The figures
What does a Texas LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the Texas Secretary of State in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $300
- Recurring charge
- No fee, filed yearly
- Processing
- Online filings are usually approved within a few business days
- Five-year state cost
- $300
By 15 May each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed, with the Public Information Report
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
Texas has no personal income tax. A franchise tax on margin applies only once annual revenue passes $2.65 million, the threshold for 2026 and 2027 reports.
The public record
The certificate of formation lists every manager, or every member if there are no managers, with an address, and the Public Information Report lists them each year. Both are public.
On the recurring charge
No franchise tax is owed while annual revenue stays at or below $2.65 million, the threshold for 2026 and 2027 reports. The Public Information Report still has to be filed every year.
Checked September 2026 against the Texas Secretary of State. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in Texas?
Texas suits a business that will actually operate there. Forming an LLC costs $300, and after that there's no fee, but a Public Information Report is due every May. The certificate and that report both list the managers, or the members, with addresses, on the public record. Franchise tax only starts once revenue passes $2.65 million. If you'll be in Texas, form there. If you won't, Wyoming costs about the same over five years and keeps your name off the record.
Texas is right anyway when
- You'll have staff, an office, a warehouse or property in the state
- A bank, a marketplace or a licensing body has told you the company must be formed in this state
| Texas | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $300 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | No fee, filed yearly | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $300 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | Yes | No | No |
| State income tax | Texas has no personal income tax | No personal or corporate income tax | No Delaware income tax on a company that doesn't do business in Delaware |
03What we would file instead
The same company, in Wyoming.
A Wyoming LLC costs $102.40 to file, keeps owners off the public record, and is the state banks and payment processors are used to seeing from founders abroad. Here's the whole first year, from the same price list checkout uses.
| WYOMING | Starter | StandardMost chosen | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our feeCharged once, when you confirm | $289 | $499 | $1,299 |
| Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost | $102.40 | $102.40 | Included |
| Due on the dayBefore any extras you choose | $391.40 | $601.40 | $1,299 |
| Then, every yearOur registered agent renewal and Wyoming's yearly charge | $179 | $309 | $1,059 |
Extras are optional and asked one at a time, each with its price. Filing yours ahead of our next batch costs $75. We email you before anything renews.
04Questions
Questions about a Texas LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
Usually not. For 2026 and 2027 reports, no tax is owed if annual revenue is $2.65 million or less, and the LLC doesn't file a No Tax Due Report. It still files a Public Information Report every year by 15 May, which lists its managers or members.
Yes. Texas, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. It does require a registered agent with a street address in Texas. Its recurring filing is due by 15 May each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed, with the Public Information Report.
It costs $300 to file, and nothing after that, though a free report is due every year. Over five years that comes to $300 in state charges. A Wyoming LLC costs $342.40 over the same five years.
No. We file in Wyoming and Delaware only. For a founder outside the US, they're the two states worth being in, and we'd rather know two states well than fifty a little. If your business will have staff, an office, stock or property in Texas, it'll need to register there whichever state formed it, and we'll tell you so before you order.
05Every state
Every other state, with its figures.
Each state's filing fee and recurring charge, as published in September 2026. Texas is highlighted.
Ready when you are
Form it in the state that suits you.
Most founders abroad choose Wyoming for an LLC, or Delaware for a corporation that will raise money. The order form explains the trade-off where you choose.