Texas Secretary of State

Texas business entity search

Look up a Texas corporation, LLC, or partnership by name or EIN. Federal filings are searched here; the state registry record opens on the official site.

Federal filings searched here. State registry status comes from the official portal below.

The official Texas registry

SOS file numbers are 10 digits (e.g. 0801234567); the Comptroller uses an 11-digit taxpayer number. Status words used by this state: In existence, Forfeited existence, Voluntarily dissolved, Involuntarily dissolved, Withdrawn.

Search on the Texas Secretary of State site

What this page can tell you

Whether the business appears in IRS, Department of Labor, or SEC filings, its EIN, and the record behind it.

What only the state can tell you

Registry status, formation date, and registered agent come from the Texas Secretary of State. A live in-page lookup for Texas is on the roadmap.

Forming a business here

Formation and registered-agent services for Texas will be listed on this page once partner terms are confirmed. Until then, nothing is recommended.