Reinstate an LLC in Texas

If your LLC lost good standing or was administratively dissolved in Texas, the reinstatement path is whatever the state currently requires to clear delinquent filings, penalties, and tax holds. This guide is rendered from the structured state profile so the core steps and state-specific friction points stay updateable.

Texas Reinstatement Snapshot

Topic	Current Texas detail
Regular compliance filing	Public Information Report (PIR) or Ownership Information Report (OIR)
Due date rule	May 15 annually (filed with Texas Comptroller, not Secretary of State)
Late penalty	$50 penalty per late report; payment 1-30 days late: 5% penalty; over 30 days: 10% penalty; interest accrues after 61 days
Reinstatement fee	$75.00
Dissolution risk	Comptroller may forfeit the right to transact business; Secretary of State may involuntarily terminate the entity after tax forfeiture
Tax authority	Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

What Usually Has to Be Fixed First

Before you worry about the reinstatement document itself, fix the items that caused the problem:

overdue annual or biennial reports
unpaid penalties
missed state tax filings or tax-clearance issues
stale registered-agent or office information

That sequence matters because many states will not restore the entity until the underlying delinquencies are resolved.

Current Texas Reinstatement Path

File all delinquent franchise tax reports, pay all taxes/penalties/interest, obtain tax clearance from Comptroller, then file reinstatement with Secretary of State ($75)

Where to Start

Start with the official filing office portal: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml. Then confirm whether the tax side also needs to be cleared through Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: https://comptroller.texas.gov.

If the state profile lists a separate dissolution timeline, use that as the urgency signal. The longer you wait, the more likely it is that penalties, tax holds, or certificate problems will complicate the revival.

When You May Want Help

Professional help makes more sense when the entity has multiple missed filings, tax holds, a stale registered agent, or you need the LLC revived quickly for a bank, contract, or transaction deadline. If the problem is simple, many owners can still fix it directly through the state filing office.

Bottom Line

To reinstate an LLC in Texas, clear the delinquency first, then follow the official state reinstatement process exactly. The key mistake is treating reinstatement like a single form when the real problem is usually a stack of missed reports, penalties, or tax obligations that all need to be cleaned up together.

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