Reinstate an LLC in Texas: the Comptroller signs off first, again.
The company lapsed, the state acted, and now the way back runs through the Secretary of State: the application for reinstatement (form 801), $75 plus the tax clearance letter, plus the catch-up the state expects. Texas reinstates from tax forfeiture through the Comptroller, then the Secretary, in that order. Here is the whole comeback, in order, and how to make sure there is never a second one.
The reinstatement prepared and filed with the state, back filings caught up, so the company returns with clean standing.
Four facts cover the whole system
The filing that restores a lapsed company to the record: the application for reinstatement (form 801), $75 plus the tax clearance letter, with the Secretary of State, alongside whatever the state requires caught up. Standing returns when it is accepted; the company continues rather than starting over. We prepare and file it →
Texas’s Forfeited Existence, the status that strips a company’s right to enforce its contracts while leaving its exposures alive, reverses through the two-agency dance: delinquent franchise reports filed, balances paid, the free 05-391 clearance letter requested, then Form 801, $75, to the Secretary of State to set aside the forfeiture. The Comptroller leads, as always in Texas.
Every delinquent franchise report filed and every balance, penalty, and interest paid, the Tax Clearance Letter obtained via Form 05-391, then Form 801 with its $75 to the Secretary of State.
The state side starts at $75 plus the tax clearance letter for the application for reinstatement (form 801), plus the back filings and their fees. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
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Four steps back, and one that keeps you back
Texas’s comeback runs in sequence: confirm the status, cure the cause, catch up the filings, then the application for reinstatement (form 801) for $75 plus the tax clearance letter with the Secretary of State. Done in order, standing returns and the record moves on.
Where you stand decides what you do next
Move while the cure is simple: we prepare and file the reinstatement with the back filings caught up, and the company returns with clean standing.
Banks and counterparties see the lapsed status until the cure files, and nothing else about the company has actually changed. The catch-up-plus-application path is the fastest route back to a clean record; we expedite exactly this situation routinely.
The deadline that started this never stops coming. Put the recurring filing on autopilot and the lapse never repeats.
Forfeited Existence sounded terminal, the two-agency cure disagreed
The Houston company sat in Forfeited Existence, unable to enforce its own contracts, one-way exposure, our lawyer stressed, and the cure ran the familiar Texas order: franchise arrears cleared, the 05-391 letter requested, Form 801 with $75 to the Secretary. Existence, un-forfeited. Texas’s worst status has a standard exit. It just starts at the Comptroller, like everything.
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Texas, beyond the comeback
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How do I reinstate an LLC in Texas?
Cure the cause, catch up the filings, and submit the application for reinstatement (form 801) with the Secretary of State, $75 plus the tax clearance letter plus the back fees. Standing returns when it is accepted, and the company continues rather than starting over. We handle the whole sequence as part of reinstatement service.
How much does it cost to reinstate a Texas LLC?
The application is $75 plus the tax clearance letter, plus the back filings and their fees, the real total depends on how long the lapse ran. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
Does Texas require tax clearance to reinstate?
Yes: the Comptroller’s Tax Clearance Letter, requested on Form 05-391 (free) after every delinquent franchise report is filed and every balance paid, must accompany Form 801. The Comptroller owns the timeline of every Texas comeback from tax forfeiture.
How long do I have to reinstate my Texas LLC?
Texas does not impose a short statutory window for this cure, but waiting has costs anyway: back fees accumulate, the name loses protection over time, and banks see the lapsed status until the filing lands. The practical deadline is the next moment your standing matters.
Should I reinstate or just form a new LLC?
Reinstate, in most cases: the cure preserves the formation date, the EIN, the contracts, the name, and the history, while a new entity resets all of it and leaves the old company’s loose ends dangling. Re-forming only wins when the back fees exceed the value of continuity, we run that math with you before filing either way.
What should I do after the company is reinstated?
Confirm the standing shows clean on the record, tell the bank and any counterparties who saw the lapse, and put the recurring deadline on autopilot, the filing that started this comes due again on schedule, and the second lapse is never cheaper than the first.
Can File.Business reinstate my Texas LLC for me?
Yes: we confirm the status, cure the cause, prepare the back filings, and submit the application, then put the recurring deadline on autopilot so the lapse never repeats. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
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