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Registering a New Company in Texas

There is no national registration of companies in the USA. All businesses are registered at the county or state level. Listed below is how to register in Colorado. The state or counties will not check (or care) if your name conflicts with names of other businesses in other states!

Sole Proprietorships and private partnerships are registered at the County level in Texas. This includes Fictitious Business Name statements (also known as "DBA"s). In most cases the fee is under $50 and anyone can register a business simply by visiting your county's business office and completing the right paperwork.

Corporations (both for-profit and non-profit), including C or S Corps, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs), and Limited Liability Corporations (LLC) are only valid when registered with the Secretary of State.

Corporations Section
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 13697
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5555

Extensive information, including name checks, is available online through the Secretary of States Business Center website at:
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/index.shtml

NOTE: These notes are on registering the business only. You may also need a business license for any regulated businesses, and may also require city permits or licenses. These vary greatly from city to city.

Trademarks: Texas does support its own trademarks. There is no way to designate a Texas only trademark, and most trademark professionals will advise you to use a Texas trademark only if you cannot get a federal registration and you will specifically be trading only in Texas.

Sales Tax: In Texas, sales tax varies by county and city. If you will be selling taxable good or services (which is often the case unless you only sell to resellers), you will need to report this via the State Comptrollers Office.

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Disclaimer: These are purely informational guidelines. For details in your particular case, please consult your lawyer, accountant or state/county office. Brighter Naming is not licensed to provide legal advice. The information here is provided as an informational service only.