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TEXAS · ONE-TIME FORMATION
Texas LLC filing fee
$300 filing fee
AT A GLANCE
| Filing fee | $300 · one-time |
| Annual report | None required |
| Franchise tax | None for most small LLCs |
| Registered agent | Required — can be yourself |
| Typical total, year 1 | $300 |
Among the cheapest states to maintain
What the $300 filing fee covers 01
Texas has no state income tax and — less famously — no LLC annual report and no annual report fee at all. Your recurring state cost can genuinely be $0. The catch is the franchise tax: it applies to most LLCs, but any LLC under the no-tax-due threshold owes nothing.
Filing fee in Texas 02
The filing fee to form an LLC in Texas is $300. This is a one-time state charge paid to the Secretary of State when you file your formation documents.
Registered agent in Texas 03
Registered agent required (statutory). Owner/member may generally serve as own RA if they maintain a physical street address in-state and are available during business hours; commercial RA services optional. A commercial registered agent service typically runs $100–$300/year — in Texas, being your own agent is free if you meet the requirements.
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Operating agreement 04
Texas does not require filing an operating agreement, but banks and courts will ask for one. You can write your own for $0; template services charge $50–$200.
EIN 05
An EIN from the IRS is always free. If you hire a formation service to file it for you, you are paying for a form that takes 10 minutes on irs.gov.
Annual report — none required 06
Texas has no annual or biennial report for LLCs — one of the cheapest states to maintain.
Franchise tax and other Texas costs
The Texas franchise tax is $0 for annualized total revenue below $2,650,000 (2026 report year). Above that, margins tax rates apply. Nearly every new small LLC pays nothing — but you still must file the no-tax-due report.
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Sources for Texas
Every fee below is checked against the state source linked per row. Verified 2026-11-03.