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Start your company in Texas (USA)

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

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  1. 1
    SOSDirect Filing Day 1-2
    • Reserve name through Texas SOS
    • Appoint Texas registered agent
    • File Certificate of Formation via SOSDirect
  2. 2
    Federal IRS Steps Day 3-5
    • Obtain EIN from IRS online
    • File FinCEN BOI report on schedule
    • Adopt company agreement or bylaws
  3. 3
    Comptroller & Banking Day 6-7
    • Register franchise tax with Texas Comptroller
    • Open Texas bank account
    • Apply sales tax permit if selling goods
Starts from
$2,268 first year, all-in
≈ €1,927
What's included
  • Company formation $780
  • Registered agent $300 /year
  • Bookkeeping $99 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ $60K $99 /month
    • $60–250K $169 /month
    • $250–600K $299 /month
    • $600K–$1.2M $599 /month
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Why Texas (USA)?

Operating SaaS founders running Stripe first revenue

Texas has no personal or corporate income tax. Only the Texas Franchise Tax (margin tax) at 0.375%-0.75% on revenue above $1.23M. For most early stage SaaS that means $0 state tax until scale, with Stripe and Mercury onboarding in 72 hours.

No personal income taxTexas Franchise Tax onlyMargin exempt under $1.23M

Energy, industrial and hardware operators on the Gulf Corridor

Texas remains the centre of US oil, gas and grid scale infrastructure. Permits route through state agencies that are faster and lighter than CA or NY equivalents, and the Texas Comptroller treats operating businesses with predictable rules.

Oil / gas corridorLighter permittingTexas Comptroller predictability

Austin based tech founders relocating from California

Personal Texas residency removes 13.3% California state tax on salaries and exits. The Austin VC ecosystem is now real. Not Sand Hill Road, but credible enough that Texas C-corps no longer always need a Delaware flip for seed.

0% personal state taxAustin VC densityLower compliance than CA/NY

Considerations

If Series A institutional VC is the goal

Tier-1 funds still default to Delaware case law for cap table protection and acquirer comfort. A Texas C-corp can flip later, but it's friction at the worst time.

Delaware flip likelyMargin tax complexityTier-1 VC default
→ Delaware (USA) Court of Chancery, VC term sheet default→ Florida (USA) Similar tax profile, LATAM banking

If you need an international holding structure

Texas is excellent for US operations but lacks treaty network depth and EU access. For IP holdcos or cross border royalties, route through a treaty jurisdiction.

Thin treaty networkNo EU accessWeak for IP holdco
→ Ireland 12.5% CIT, 70+ DTAs, IP holdco→ Netherlands Participation exemption, EU passporting→ Singapore Asia DTA hub, territorial leaning
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