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Texas New Veteran-Owned Business Registration Fee and Franchise Tax Waiver

Texas Secretary of State, with the Texas Veterans Commission Veteran Entrepreneur Program
Registration fee and state franchise tax waived for five years

You pay no business registration fee and no state franchise tax for five years on a new business that is entirely owned by honorably discharged veterans and opened after January 1, 2022.

Check eligibility

How to apply

Follow the Texas Secretary of State fee and tax waiver instructions when you register the business, and file the veteran-owned business paperwork they ask for. The Texas Veteran Entrepreneur Program can help at 830-658-3639 or vep@tvc.texas.gov.

What you'll need

A DD214 showing an honorable discharge for every owner, and your business formation documents showing the ownership and the date the business opened.

Eligibility

  • You opened your business after January 1, 2022
  • Your business is 100 percent owned by honorably discharged veterans
  • You are registering or operating the business in Texas

Source

Official source