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Starting a New Business!

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September 13, 2025

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Decide on a business name: Gnomes Garden
Business Formation: LLC
Register business
- You will be notified by e-mail of the assigned USER ID within one (1) hour. If not received within one (1) hour, please contact sosdirect@sos.texas.gov or call (512) 475-2755 for assistance.
- Once received, you may logon using the assigned USER ID and the Password you entered earlier in the Subscription screens.
You would get an email after an hour with your ID. Log back in to SoS site using the ID and the password indicated in the sign up process.
Go to Business Services > SOSDirect Business Searches and Formations > Click the Enter Site. It will ask you to log in again (Don’t ask me why… this website needs work!)
Click Name Availability Search
After confirming that the business name doesn’t exist yet, under “Web Filings”, go to “Registration *Formation* Registration Documens”. Select Domestic LLC from the dropdown and then click “File Document” button.
On the next screen, select “Certificate of Formation” under Filing Type.
Fill out the rest of the form by designating a manager and the address.
Complete the filing. You will pay $300 (in 2025).
Apply for an EIN at https://sa.www4.irs.gov/applyein/
The EIN will be emailed to you around 1 week.
Once you receive the EIN, go to comptroller.texas.gov to register for sales tax. Texas doesn’t have a state income tax but it does have:
- franchise tax
- sales tax

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