Texas LLC name availability checker
Type a proposed name. We compare it with 3,505,380 names in the Texas Comptroller franchise tax file, after removing entity endings, punctuation, spacing, and articles the way the Texas SOS rules treat them as "the same".
Not an official determination. Only the Texas Secretary of State decides name availability. This data does not include reserved names, registered names, or entities without a franchise tax account, and it includes some forfeited entities. Rules: Texas BOC 5.053 and the SOS name rules in 1 TAC Chapter 79, Subchapter C (79.38 distinguishable, 79.39 same, 79.40 available with consent).
Questions
Does this checker reserve or approve a name?
No. Only the Texas Secretary of State approves entity names. You can reserve a name for 120 days with Form 501 ($40).
What makes a Texas name the same as an existing one?
Under 1 TAC 79.39, differences only in capitalization, punctuation, spacing, articles, conjunctions, or the entity ending (LLC, Inc.) do not make a name distinguishable.
Can I use a similar name with consent?
Some names, such as singular or plural forms of an existing name, are available only with notarized consent from the existing name holder (1 TAC 79.40, Form 509).
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Sources: Texas BOC 5.053 and the SOS name rules in 1 TAC Chapter 79, Subchapter C (79.38 distinguishable, 79.39 same, 79.40 available with consent); SOS Name Filings FAQs; SOS fee schedule; Form 509 consent instructions.
Sources: Texas Comptroller Active Franchise Taxpayers (data.texas.gov); Texas Comptroller franchise tax; Texas Secretary of State business filings; Form 205 (filing fee $300).