Form an LLC in Texas
The certificate of formation must list the managers or, if there are none, every member. You will not file an annual report with the Secretary of State, but you must file the Comptroller's franchise tax Public Information Report every May 15, even when no tax is owed.
Start my LLC$348 total
- Filing fee
- $300
- Our service
- $48
- Formation document
- Certificate of Formation - Limited Liability Company (Form 205)
- Processing time
- Not stated as a fixed time on the pages reviewed; the SOS says filing online through SOSPortal gives the fastest processing.
- Name must end with
- Limited Liability Company, Limited Company, LLC, L.L.C., LC, L.C., Ltd. Co.
- Registered agent
- Registered Agent
- Annual report
- Franchise Tax Report and Public Information Report (Comptroller of Public Accounts) · $0 · May 15 each year (next business day if on a weekend or holiday), starting the year after formation
Information checked on 2026-10-21. Fees can change; we always charge the state's current fee.