Choosing redomestication to move an LLC to Texas and keep your EIN means selecting a legal process that converts your company's domicile state without changing its identity or federal tax status. The process preserves your Employer Identification Number (EIN), existing contracts, and business credit, allowing you to relocate operations without the complexity of dissolving and reforming a new entity. Cummings & Cummings Law handles redomestication through an attorney and CPA team, completing the filing process online with DocuSign signatures and email updates.
What Redomestication Actually Does
Redomestication changes the state where your company is domiciled, not the identity of the business itself. When you move an LLC to Texas through redomestication rather than dissolution and reformation, the company remains the same legal entity. Your EIN stays active, bank accounts remain open under the same business identity, and contracts do not require renegotiation or reassignment. This distinction matters because reformation creates a new entity with a new EIN, triggering tax complications, contract amendments, and potential disruptions to credit history.
Key Factors to Evaluate When Choosing a Redomestication Service
Before hiring anyone to redomesticate your company, demand seven answers: Does the service include attorney preparation and filing, or only document templates? Will the service handle state-specific compliance and tax continuity? Does the firm have documented experience with Texas redomestication? Will you receive a closing packet that addresses tax implications? Does the service operate entirely online or require in-person meetings? What happens if redomestication does not fit your company's structure? Is there a flat fee or hourly billing?
Cummings & Cummings Law provides preparation and filing by a Texas attorney and CPA, operates fully remote with DocuSign signatures, and states that if the redomestication process does not fit a company, the firm will communicate that directly. The service includes a Redomestication Closing and Tax Continuity Packet, addressing both legal and tax dimensions of the move.
What You Provide and What the Service Handles
The redomestication process divides responsibility clearly. You provide company information, ownership details, and DocuSign signatures on prepared documents. Cummings & Cummings Law takes the process from there, preparing all legal documents, handling state filings, and managing the administrative workflow. The remote-first approach means no waiting for snail mail or in-person appointments, and updates arrive by email throughout the process.
Understanding the Scope and Limitations
Redomestication is a legal and tax transaction, not a simple paperwork exercise. The process impacts state and federal law, requiring expertise in both jurisdictions. Not every company structure suits redomestication; some LLCs with complex ownership, multi-state operations, or specific tax elections may require alternative approaches. Cummings & Cummings Law states it will evaluate whether redomestication fits your company and communicate if it does not, rather than proceeding with an unsuitable process.
The specific cost of redomestication services is not publicly listed on the firm's Texas page. Interested business owners should contact Cummings & Cummings Law directly through its website to request pricing and discuss whether redomestication aligns with their company's circumstances.