Texas Business Organizations Code 4.152 – Filing Fees: For-Profit Corporations
Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 4.152
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Business: means a trade, occupation, profession, or other commercial activity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Certificate of formation: means :
(A) the document required to be filed with the filing officer under Chapter 3 to form a filing entity; and
(B) if appropriate, a restated certificate of formation and all amendments of an original or restated certificate of formation. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002 - Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means an entity governed as a corporation under Title 2 or 7. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Filing instrument: means an instrument, document, consent, or statement that is required or authorized by this code to be filed by or for an entity with the filing officer in accordance with Chapter 4. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Foreign: means , with respect to an entity, that the entity is formed under, and the entity's internal affairs are governed by, the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Secretary: means the:
(A) individual designated as secretary of an entity under the entity's governing documents; or
(B) officer or committee of persons authorized to perform the functions of secretary of an entity without regard to the designated name of the officer or committee. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
For a filing by or for a for-profit corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees:
(1) for filing a certificate of formation, $300;
(2) for filing a certificate of amendment, $150;
(3) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for registration to transact business in this state, $750;
(4) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended registration to transact business in this state, $150;
(5) for filing a restated certificate of formation and accompanying statement, $300;
(6) for filing a statement of change of registered office, registered agent, or both, $15;
(7) for filing a statement of change of name or address of a registered agent, $15, except that the maximum fee for simultaneous filings by a registered agent for more than one corporation may not exceed $750;
(8) for filing a statement of resolution establishing one or more series of shares, $15;
(9) for filing a certificate of termination, $40;
(10) for filing a certificate of withdrawal of a foreign corporation, $15;
(11) for filing a certificate from the home state of a foreign corporation that the corporation no longer exists in that state, $15;
(12) for filing a bylaw or agreement restricting transfer of shares or securities other than as an amendment to the certificate of formation, $15;
(13) for filing an application for reinstatement of a certificate of formation or registration as a foreign corporation following forfeiture under the Tax Code, $75;
(14) for filing an application for reinstatement of a corporation or registration as a foreign corporation after involuntary termination or revocation, $75;
(15) for filing a certificate of validation, $15, plus the filing fee imposed for filing each new filing instrument that is attached as an exhibit to the certificate of validation under § 21.908(b)(3)(C); and
(16) for filing any instrument as provided by this code for which this section does not expressly provide a fee, $15.