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NB: This register has had 10 points deducted from 'Freely searchable' score due to the following quality issue: The SOSDirect site to search businesses requires log-in (https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/acct/acct-login.asp) & "There is a $1.00 statutorily authorized fee associated with each search, which supports the ongoing operations and enhancements of SOSDirect." However, open datasets available for "Active Franchise Tax Permit Holders" on open data portal.

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Texas in the context of The World

Country Score
Moldova 90/100
United Kingdom (UK) 90/100
Canada (Federal) (Canada) 80/100
Cyprus 80/100
France 80/100
French Guiana 80/100
Guadeloupe 80/100
Martinique 80/100
Mayotte 80/100
Réunion 80/100
Saint Barthélemy 80/100
Saint Martin (French Part) 80/100
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 80/100
Washington (United States) 80/100
Bulgaria 75/100
Denmark 75/100
Iowa (United States) 75/100
Norway 75/100
Ukraine 75/100
Australia (Australia) 70/100
Brazil 70/100
Colorado (United States) 70/100
Finland 70/100
Ireland 70/100
Israel 70/100
Japan 70/100
Latvia 70/100
New Zealand 70/100
Texas (United States) 70/100
Alaska (United States) 65/100
Oregon (United States) 60/100
Romania 60/100
Belgium 55/100
Vermont (United States) 55/100
Virginia (United States) 55/100
Slovenia 50/100
Wyoming (United States) 50/100
Connecticut (United States) 45/100
Florida (United States) 45/100
New York (United States) 45/100
North Dakota (United States) 45/100
Czech Republic 40/100
Nevada (United States) 40/100
Russian Federation 40/100
Serbia 40/100
Singapore 40/100
Slovak Republic 40/100
Thailand 40/100
Arizona (United States) 35/100
Estonia 35/100
Georgia 35/100
Greece 35/100
Missouri (United States) 35/100
Niger 35/100
Papua New Guinea 35/100
Quebec (Canada) 35/100
Samoa 35/100
Solomon Islands 35/100
Taiwan 35/100
Tonga 35/100
United States 34/100
Albania 30/100
Anhui (China) 30/100
Bahrain 30/100
Beijing (China) 30/100
Bosnia and Herzegovina 30/100
Cambodia 30/100
China (State) (China) 30/100
Chongqing (China) 30/100
Curaçao 30/100
Fujian (China) 30/100
Gansu (China) 30/100
Guangdong (China) 30/100
Guangxi (China) 30/100
Guizhou (China) 30/100
Hainan (China) 30/100
Hebei (China) 30/100
Heilongjiang (China) 30/100
Henan (China) 30/100
Hubei (China) 30/100
Hunan (China) 30/100
Indiana (United States) 30/100
Inner Mongolia (China) 30/100
Jiangsu (China) 30/100
Liaoning (China) 30/100
Louisiana (United States) 30/100
Montenegro 30/100
Myanmar 30/100
New Mexico (United States) 30/100
Ningxia (China) 30/100
Poland 30/100
Qinghai (China) 30/100
Rhode Island (United States) 30/100
Shaanxi (China) 30/100
Shandong (China) 30/100
Shanghai (China) 30/100
Shanxi (China) 30/100
Sichuan (China) 30/100
Tianjin (China) 30/100
Tibet (China) 30/100
West Virginia (United States) 30/100
Xinjiang (China) 30/100
Yunnan (China) 30/100
Zhejiang (China) 30/100
China 29/100
Alabama (United States) 25/100
Arkansas (United States) 25/100
Armenia 25/100
Aruba 25/100
Australian Indigenous Register, Australia (Australia) 25/100
Belarus 25/100
Brunei Darussalam 25/100
California (United States) 25/100
Colombia 25/100
Croatia 25/100
Cuba 25/100
District of Columbia (United States) 25/100
Ecuador 25/100
Georgia (United States) 25/100
Greenland 25/100
Guernsey 25/100
Hawaii (United States) 25/100
Hong Kong Sar 25/100
Hungary 25/100
Idaho (United States) 25/100
India 25/100
Iran, Islamic Rep. 25/100
Jamaica 25/100
Jiangxi (China) 25/100
Jilin (China) 25/100
Jordan 25/100
Kansas (United States) 25/100
Kentucky (United States) 25/100
Korea, Rep. 25/100
Kyrgyz Republic 25/100
Lebanon 25/100
Lesotho 25/100
Liechtenstein 25/100
Lithuania 25/100
Maine (United States) 25/100
Malta 25/100
Massachusetts (United States) 25/100
Mississippi (United States) 25/100
Montana (United States) 25/100
Morocco 25/100
Nebraska (United States) 25/100
New Hampshire (United States) 25/100
New Jersey (United States) 25/100
Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) 25/100
North Carolina (United States) 25/100
Nova Scotia (Canada) 25/100
Ohio (United States) 25/100
Oklahoma (United States) 25/100
Pennsylvania (United States) 25/100
Peru 25/100
Prince Edward Island (Canada) 25/100
San Marino 25/100
South Dakota (United States) 25/100
St. Lucia 25/100
Sweden 25/100
Switzerland 25/100
Tajikistan 25/100
Tennessee (United States) 25/100
Tunisia 25/100
Utah (United States) 25/100
Wisconsin (United States) 25/100
Algeria 20/100
Bahamas, The 20/100
Belize 20/100
Bolivia 20/100
Djibouti 20/100
Dominican Republic 20/100
Illinois (United States) 20/100
Isle of Man 20/100
Kuwait 20/100
Luxembourg 20/100
Marshall Islands 20/100
Maryland (United States) 20/100
Mauritius 20/100
Michigan (United States) 20/100
Netherlands 20/100
New Brunswick (Canada) 20/100
Northwest Territories (Canada) 20/100
Pakistan 20/100
Portugal 20/100
South Africa 20/100
South Carolina (United States) 20/100
Trinidad and Tobago 20/100
Uganda 20/100
Vietnam 20/100
Canada 16/100
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 15/100
Azerbaijan 15/100
Bangladesh 15/100
Burkina Faso 15/100
Cameroon 15/100
Chile 15/100
Delaware (United States) 15/100
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 15/100
Germany 15/100
Haiti 15/100
Iceland 15/100
Kosovo 15/100
Mexico 15/100
Puerto Rico 15/100
Qatar 15/100
Rwanda 15/100
Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 15/100
Sri Lanka 15/100
West Bank and Gaza 15/100
Yemen, Rep. 15/100
Barbados 10/100
Bermuda 10/100
Dominica 10/100
Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) 10/100
Italy 10/100
Jersey 10/100
Malaysia 10/100
Minnesota (United States) 10/100
Nepal 10/100
Oman 10/100
Philippines 10/100
Saudi Arabia 10/100
Seychelles 10/100
United Arab Emirates 8/100
Afghanistan 0/100
Ajman (United Arab Emirates) 0/100
Alberta (Canada) 0/100
Angola 0/100
Antigua and Barbuda 0/100
Argentina 0/100
Austria 0/100
Benin 0/100
Bhutan 0/100
Botswana 0/100
British Columbia (Canada) 0/100
Burundi 0/100
Cabo Verde 0/100
Central African Republic 0/100
Chad 0/100
Comoros 0/100
Congo, Dem. Rep. 0/100
Congo, Rep. 0/100
Costa Rica 0/100
Côte D'ivoire 0/100
Egypt, Arab Rep. 0/100
El Salvador 0/100
Equatorial Guinea 0/100
Eritrea 0/100
Ethiopia 0/100
Fiji 0/100
Gabon 0/100
Gambia, The 0/100
Ghana 0/100
Gibraltar 0/100
Grenada 0/100
Guatemala 0/100
Guinea 0/100
Guinea-bissau 0/100
Guyana 0/100
Honduras 0/100
Indonesia 0/100
Iraq 0/100
Kazakhstan 0/100
Kenya 0/100
Kiribati 0/100
Lao Pdr 0/100
Liberia 0/100
Libya 0/100
Macau (China) 0/100
Macedonia, Fyr 0/100
Madagascar 0/100
Malawi 0/100
Maldives 0/100
Mali 0/100
Manitoba (Canada) 0/100
Mauritania 0/100
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 0/100
Mongolia 0/100
Mozambique 0/100
Namibia 0/100
Nicaragua 0/100
Nigeria 0/100
Nunavut (Canada) 0/100
Ontario (Canada) 0/100
Palau 0/100
Panama 0/100
Paraguay 0/100
Ras Al-khaimah (United Arab Emirates) 0/100
Saskatchewan (Canada) 0/100
Senegal 0/100
Sierra Leone 0/100
South Sudan 0/100
Spain 0/100
St. Kitts and Nevis 0/100
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0/100
Sudan 0/100
Suriname 0/100
Swaziland 0/100
Syrian Arab Republic 0/100
São Tomé and Príncipe 0/100
Tanzania 0/100
Timor-leste 0/100
Togo 0/100
Turkey 0/100
Umm Al-quwain (United Arab Emirates) 0/100
Uruguay 0/100
Uzbekistan 0/100
Vanuatu 0/100
Venezuela, Rb 0/100
Yukon Territory (Canada) 0/100
Zambia 0/100
Zimbabwe 0/100



Registry information retrieved from Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in Spring 2014