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Incorporation Resources Directory - Texas

Texas

The choice of a business entity is a complex decision that has legal and tax implications for the small business owner.  We highly recommend that you contact your certified public accountant, tax professional and / or an attorney before deciding on your choice of entity.  The material presented here is for information purposes only.

Contact

Secretary of State

Address

P.O. Box 12697

Austin, TX 78711

Telephone

512-463-5770 

Fax

512-475-2761

Website

http://www.sos.state.tx.us/

Business formation in Texas

In Texas the Corporations Section is responsible for the receipt, filing and permanent maintenance and retention of documents that create or affect business organizations and non-profit entities, which are required by statute to be filed with the Secretary of State. The Section also provides information by telephone and email regarding those documents, and it provides plain and certified copies upon request. Although most documents are submitted by fax and mail, the Section is now filing an increasing number of electronic documents over the world wide web.  For detailed information on how to conduct business as a Sole Proprietor, General Partnership, Limited Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, S-Corporation, C-Corporation or Limited Liability Company we recommend that you get in touch with this office. 

In addition to getting valuable information on incorporations and the State Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), you will most likely also be able to obtain the forms and fees required by the State to incorporate or form a business entity; how to file a Doing Business As (DBA) certificate, corporate records and other helpful information on conducting your business in the State.  You can email the Corporations Section directly at corpinfo@sos.state.tx.us

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