083: Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Oklahoma and Texas

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. This is the 12th in a series of "Quick Tip" episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. In previous episodes, we addressed filing in Delaware and California, which are the most frequently used by our clients, most of whom have a connection with California. Other episodes have focused on the state filings in Nevada and Arizona, Washington State and Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii, New York and New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut, Maine and Vermont, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, Florida and Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina, and most recently Kentucky and Tennessee. Today, with Joe Hilliard's help, we examine the basic state filing requirements for nonprofit corporations operating in Oklahoma and Texas. You can find all the prior episodes on our website or the Farella YouTube Channel, where there is a playlist just for state filing requirements episodes. In future episodes, we'll work our way through the rest of the states. Show Notes: Farella YouTube podcast channel EO Radio Show #2: Nonprofit Basics: Designators, Members, Directors, Officers: The Who's Who of Nonprofit Governance Oklahoma: Oklahoma Secretary of Business Services page: https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/default.aspx Oklahoma Business Entity FAQ: https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/faq.aspx Oklahoma Current Entity Search: https://www.sos.ok.gov/corp/corpInquiryFind.aspx Oklahoma Fee Schedule: https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/fees.aspx Oklahoma Online Filing Library: https://www.sos.ok.gov/corp/filing.aspx Oklahoma Downloadable Business Forms Library: https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/forms.aspx Oklahoma Not for profit Certificate  of Incorporation: https://www.sos.ok.gov/forms/Fm0008.PDF Oklahoma Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation) Form: https://www.sos.ok.gov/forms/Fm0012.PDF Oklahoma online processing time: https://oklahoma.gov/business/launch/register-your-business.html Oklahoma Secretary of State Charitable Organizations Page: https://www.sos.ok.gov/charity/Default.aspx Oklahoma Secretary of State Charitable Organizations Forms: https://www.sos.ok.gov/charity/forms.aspx Oklahoma Charitable Organization Registration Form: https://www.sos.ok.gov/forms/Fm0101.PDF Oklahoma Tax Commission: https://oklahoma.gov/tax.html Oklahoma Sales Tax Exemption form: https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/tax/documents/forms/businesses/general/Packet-E.pdf Texas: Texas Secretary of State business services page: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/index.shtml Texas SOSDirect Portal: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml Texas current entity database: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml Texas Secretary of State Nonprofit Organizations Page: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/nonprofit_org.shtml Texas Forms: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms_boc.shtml Texas Certificate of Formation Nonprofit Corporation form and instructions: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms/202_boc.pdf Texas Application for Registration for a Foreign Nonprofit Corporation form and instructions: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms/302_boc.pdf Texas Fees Schedule: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/fees-other.shtml Texas Filing Options FAQ: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/options.shtml Texas Attorney General Charitable Trusts page: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/divisions/charitable-trusts Texas Attorney General Charitable Trusts Registration and Filings Page: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/divisions/charitable-trusts/registration-and-filings Texas Comptroller Tax Exemptions for Qualified Organizations Page: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/exempt/ Texas Comptroller Tax Exemptions Application Forms: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/exempt/forms/   If you have suggestions for topics you would like us to discuss, please email us at [email protected]. Additional episodes can be found at EORadioShowByFarella.com.  DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as, legal advice or opinion.