Detailed Instructions
Texas Taxpayer Number
The Texas Taxpayer Number is the 11-digit number assigned by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. The Texas taxpayer number is not the same as the Federal Employer Identification Number or the Texas Secretary of State (SOS) File Number.
Mailing Address
The mailing address is the entity's contact address on file with the Comptroller's office used to send notices and correspondences.
Right to Transact Business in Texas
Right to transact business in Texas indicates an entity's franchise tax account status.
| If Right to Transact Business is... | Then... |
| Active | The entity's right to transact business in Texas is intact. |
| Active, Eligible for Termination/Withdrawal | The entity has met franchise tax requirements to file for termination or withdrawal with the Texas Secretary of State. |
| Forfeited | The entity's right to transact business in Texas is forfeited . |
| Not Established | The entity has not completed a franchise tax accountability questionnaire with the Comptroller. |
| Franchise Tax Ended | The entity's franchise tax responsibilities ended because the entity has ceased to exist in its state or country of formation or has ceased doing business in Texas. |
| Franchise Tax Involuntarily Ended | The entity's registration or certificate was ended as a result of a tax forfeiture or an administrative forfeiture by Texas Secretary of State. |
State of Formation
The state in which the entity is organized.
Effective SOS Registration Date
The effective date of a Texas entity's formation document or an out-of-state entity's registration document filed with the Secretary of State. Generally, a document takes effect when filed by the Secretary of State. However, a formation or registration document may have an effective date that occurs after the date the document is filed by the Secretary of State.
Texas SOS File Number
The Texas SOS File number is the number assigned to an entity registered with the Texas Secretary of State.
Registered Agent Name
An individual resident of Texas or an organization that is authorized to transact business in Texas who consents to act as an agent for the entity for purposes of receiving any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity. An entity cannot act as its own registered agent. Changes to registered agent information must be filed with the Texas Secretary of State unless the entity is not registered with the Texas Secretary of State.
Registered Office Street Address
The physical street address where the registered agent may personally receive service of process or official notices addressed to the entity. Changes to registered agent information must be filed with the Texas Secretary of State unless the entity is not registered with the Texas Secretary of State.