State fees
Forming an LLC in Texas
Texas charges $300 to form an LLC and no yearly state fee (no tax under $2.65 million revenue; a report is still due each 15 May), for a company with no revenue in the state.
The highest formation fee of the common choices, but no annual fee to the Secretary of State and no franchise tax for a company under the revenue threshold. A report is still due every May.
- To form
- $300
- Each year after
- $0
- No tax under $2.65 million revenue; a report is still due each 15 May
- Checked
- September 2026
The fees
Each fee links to the Texas page it was read on.
To form
- Texas Secretary of State fee schedule (Form 806)
Certificate of Formation
$300
Every year
Franchise tax and annual report
$0 under $2.65 million revenue
No tax is due at or below $2,650,000 of revenue (reports for 2026 and 2027), but the Public Information Report is still due by 15 May. A franchise tax report filed late carries a $50 fee even when no tax is due, and failing to file the report can lead to forfeiture of the right to do business.
Texas Comptroller: franchise taxAnnual report to the Secretary of State
None
The Secretary of State says LLCs are not required to file annual reports with it.
Texas Secretary of State: formation FAQ
Optional
Name reservation and faster processing. Not in the totals above.
- Texas Secretary of State fee schedule (Form 806)
Name reservation, 120 days
$40
Expedited filing
$50 standard (2 to 3 business days); $500 next day; $750 same day
Per document, in addition to the filing fee. The state does not guarantee a filing on request.
Texas Secretary of State: Texas Express
The rules that decide the cost
- Registered agent
Required, at a Texas street address
An individual Texas resident or a registered entity. The LLC cannot be its own agent.
Texas Certificate of Formation instructions- Newspaper notice
None listed
The state says the old newspaper-publication rule was repealed in 2003.
Texas Secretary of State: formation FAQ- Member names on the public record
Yes, on the certificate and the annual report
The Certificate of Formation names each initial manager or member with an address, and the Public Information Report lists managers and members.
Texas Secretary of State: management information FAQ- When it is due
15 May, every year
Texas Comptroller: franchise tax publication
Worth knowing
The state says Texas law does not restrict who can form or have an ownership interest in a business entity.
Texas Secretary of State: formation FAQ
What we could not confirm
Not published on a Texas page we could read, so left out rather than estimated.
- A dollar reinstatement fee after forfeiture.
For a domestic single-member LLC with no employees, no revenue and no office in Texas. Read on Texas’s own websites in September 2026. State fees change, so confirm on the state’s page before you file. The IRS side is the same in every state: see the filing deadlines. Not tax or legal advice.