Windward Navigator · Texas formation pack
A personalized, step-by-step guide to forming your Texas LLC — the certificate of formation (Form 205) item by item, the registered agent, EIN, franchise-tax and Public Information Report calendar, assumed names, bank account, and the organizational documents to sign — with the current state fees and deadlines.
Turns your answers into a personalized filing guide for a Texas LLC: the certificate of formation (Form 205) item by item, the registered-agent rules, the EIN, the franchise-tax and Public Information Report calendar, sales-tax and employer registrations, and the organizational documents to sign the week you form.
You are about to form a Texas LLC yourself, or you want to understand every step before you hire someone to do it.
You are forming a corporation (the venture-capital path), a professional entity (PLLC or PC), a nonprofit, or an entity in another state — the steps differ. Ask us instead.
The proposed name, the principal office address, who the members or managers will be, who will serve as registered agent, and a rough sense of taxes and hiring in year one.
The Secretary of State's filing fee for a certificate of formation is $300 (plus a small card-processing fee online). Expedited handling is $25. An assumed-name certificate, if you use a trade name, is $25. Registered-agent services and attorney fees are separate.
No. FinCEN's final rule, effective August 14, 2026, permanently exempts U.S.-formed companies and U.S. persons from Corporate Transparency Act reporting. Only foreign-formed companies registered in the United States still report.
May 15 of the year after you form. For 2026 and 2027 reports, companies with annualized revenue at or below $2.65 million owe no tax and file only the Public Information Report; confirm the current threshold with the Comptroller before you file.
Windward Navigator documents and guides are general information and general forms for Texas businesses, not legal advice about your company, and no attorney reviews your answers unless you engage the firm. Using Navigator does not create an attorney–client relationship. Attorney advertising.
