Every Texas LLC files a Public Information Report each year with no filing fee, alongside a franchise tax report where the rate is 0% under $2.47M in revenue. The report updates the registered agent, principal office, and governing-person information. Missing it moves the LLC toward loss of good standing and eventual forfeiture, which can void the liability shield. Anonymousllc.co handles Texas annual filings as part of registered agent service.
Texas requires every LLC to file a Public Information Report each year with no filing fee, submitted alongside the annual franchise tax report. The report updates the registered agent, principal office address, and governing-person information the state keeps on file. This annual filing is the disclosure that keeps member or manager names on the Texas public record year after year. It goes to the Texas Comptroller and Secretary of State systems. Franchise tax is reported at the same time, and the rate is 0% for LLCs under $2.47M in annualized revenue, so most small LLCs report zero tax due while still filing the report.
The Texas Public Information Report and franchise tax report are due May 15 each year for the prior tax year. The first report is due in the year after the LLC is formed. An LLC formed in 2025 files its first report by May 15, 2026. Anonymousllc.co tracks the May 15 deadline for every client and files the report as part of registered agent service, so the entity stays in good standing without the owner watching the calendar. The report is filed online through the Texas Comptroller system.
Texas charges no filing fee for the Public Information Report. The report is submitted free each year alongside the franchise tax report. The only cash cost tied to annual compliance is the $100/year registered agent renewal when using a commercial agent. Franchise tax is a separate line: it is 0% for LLCs under $2.47M in annualized revenue and applies only to larger LLCs. An LLC under the threshold files the report, reports zero franchise tax due, and pays nothing that year.
Texas levies a franchise tax, but the rate is 0% for LLCs with annualized revenue under $2.47M, so most small LLCs owe nothing. It is a margin tax with a no-tax-due threshold, filed alongside the Public Information Report. An LLC that crosses $2.47M in revenue owes franchise tax at the applicable margin rate on its taxable margin. Below the threshold, the LLC still files both the franchise tax report and the Public Information Report each year, reporting zero tax due. This filing-even-when-nothing-is-owed rule is why the report matters regardless of revenue.
Texas annual reports are filed online through the Texas Comptroller system, submitting the Public Information Report and franchise tax report together by May 15. The report confirms the registered agent, principal office, and governing persons. Anonymousllc.co clients opt into automatic annual report filing as part of registered agent service: the team prepares the form, files it, and confirms acceptance each year. This removes the risk of a missed May 15 deadline. Founders who file themselves need their Texas taxpayer number and the prior-year revenue figure to complete the report.
Missing the Texas Public Information Report and franchise tax report leads to loss of good standing, then forfeiture of the LLC's right to transact business in Texas. Forfeiture can strip the liability shield and expose owners personally. Texas assesses penalties and interest on a late or unfiled franchise tax report, and continued non-filing results in the Comptroller forfeiting the entity's corporate privileges. After forfeiture, the LLC cannot sue or defend in Texas courts and owners can face personal liability for debts incurred during forfeiture. Anonymousllc.co tracks the deadline as part of registered agent service to prevent this outcome.
Reinstating a forfeited Texas LLC requires filing all delinquent reports, paying accrued penalties and interest, obtaining a tax clearance from the Comptroller, and submitting an application for reinstatement to the Secretary of State. Anonymousllc.co handles Texas reinstatements at $250 plus state fees on a case-by-case basis. The process restores good standing and the liability shield once the state accepts the reinstatement. Back franchise tax reports and Public Information Reports for every missed year must be filed before reinstatement is approved. The sooner a forfeited LLC is addressed, the smaller the accrued penalty and interest balance.
Yes. The Texas Public Information Report updates governing-person information each year, so member or manager names stay on the public record annually, not only at formation. Texas is not an anonymous-LLC state. A commercial registered agent keeps the founder's home address off the report, but the report still lists governing persons because Texas law mandates that disclosure. Founders who need ongoing ownership privacy form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify it into Texas, so the annual Texas filing lists the out-of-state LLC rather than the individual owner. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ for the privacy structure.
The no-tax-due threshold means a Texas LLC with annualized revenue under $2.47M owes 0% franchise tax and pays nothing, while still filing its report each year. It is a filing obligation, not a payment obligation, below that revenue line. An LLC calculates its annualized total revenue from the federal return, and when that figure lands under $2.47M, the franchise tax due is zero. The Public Information Report is filed alongside the franchise tax report regardless of the result. This structure keeps the state's record of governing persons current every year even for LLCs that owe no tax, which is why the annual filing cannot be skipped just because nothing is due.
Filing the Texas report requires the LLC's Texas taxpayer number, its total revenue for the prior year, the registered agent and principal office address, and the current governing-person information. These populate the franchise tax report and the Public Information Report together. The taxpayer number comes from the Comptroller after formation, and the revenue figure comes from the federal return for the tax year. Governing-person details confirm the members or managers on the public record. Anonymousllc.co gathers these from clients each spring and files both reports before the May 15 deadline, so the owner supplies the revenue figure and the team handles the submission and confirmation.
Yes. Non-residents form and maintain Texas LLCs without visiting the US, filing the annual Public Information Report and franchise tax report entirely by remote process. Anonymousllc.co handles the filing as part of registered agent service. Anonymousllc.co provides the registered agent at $100/year, files the annual report each May 15, and handles the EIN and banking remotely. A foreign-owned single-member LLC also files Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 federally each year, which a US tax preparer completes. The founder manages the entire compliance cycle from abroad over WhatsApp.
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