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L E GA L
LEGAL
INCORPORATION
REQUIREMENTS
Your business structure affects how much you pay in taxes, your ability to raise
money, the paperwork you need to file, and your personal liability.
Business Incorporation Certificate Of Authority
All businesses operating as corporations in Texas must file
Articles of Incorporation with the Office of the Secretary
of State of Texas. If the corporation conducts business
under names other than that stated in the Articles of
Incorporation, the corporation needs to file an Assumed
Name Certificate with the county clerk in which the
principal office and registered office of the corporation is
located. You can also find out if a corporation is already
using the name chosen. Corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability
companies organized in other states or countries may
transact business in Texas by obtaining a Certificate
of Authority through the Office of the Secretary of State.
The Corporation section of the Secretary of State can
provide you the forms. An out of state business may
consider the option of creating a Texas corporation,
limited partnership, or limited liability company for
transaction of business in Texas.
Other Business Entities Texas Secretary Of State Online Access
(SOSdirect)
Other forms of business entities required to file with
the Secretary of State include: Limited Partnerships,
Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies,
Professional Corporation, Professional Associations, and
Non-Profit Corporations. The Secretary of State provides
a summary of requirements for the creation of these entities
but does not provide forms for organizational documents
except for registration of a limited liability partnership.
Provides subscribers with a convenient way to file business
entity formation documents and other required documents
online. Business entity formation filings such as Articles
of Incorporation, Articles of Organization, Certificates
of Limited Partnership, Registration of a Limited Liability
Partnership, Unincorporated Associations, Foreign
Fiduciaries, and other Uniform Commercial Code
documents can be filed online by using SOSDirect.
TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE
Statutory Filings Division, Corporations Section
James E. Rudder Bldg.
1019 Brazos St., Austin, Texas 78701
512-463-5555
www.sos.state.tx.us
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