Frequently Asked Questions

We assist Veterans with forming their business entities at no cost to the Veteran. To date we've filed over 335 LLCs for Veterans at no cost to the Veteran saving Veterans over $100,000.00 in State Business Entity Formation Filing Fees.

House Bill 346 (89th Leg., 2025) which makes the new-veteran-owned business franchise tax exemption and business filing fee waiver permanent, has been signed into law by Governor Abbott on June 12, 2025. 

A Veteran Verification Letter is an authentication issued by the Texas Veterans Commission - Veteran Entrepreneurship Program which is required by the The Office of the Texas Secretary of State for waiver of State Filing Fee.

Veterans can order their Veteran Verification Letter from the TVC Veteran Entrepreneur Program (using the Texas Veterans Access Portal) to waive the $300.00 business entity formation filing fee with the Secretary of State and the first five years of state franchise tax.  

Please note that even though a qualifying new veteran-owned business is NOT subject to state franchise tax for its initial five-year period, the business MUST still file certain reports with the Comptroller of Public Accounts. For more information, visit the Comptroller’s website.  

1. Create an Account: Visit the new Texas Veterans Access (TVA) Sign-In Portal at https://www.tva.texas.gov/s/
2. Use Texas by Texas (TxT): You are required to log in or create a profile using the Texas by Texas (TxT) app—the same system widely used for Texas Driver License and Vehicle Registration renewals. If you do not have the TxT app on your smartphone, please download and install it from your device's app store.
3. Upload Your Documents: Once your Texas Veterans Access (TVA) Profile is set up, you will need to upload either the Service-2 or Member-4 copy of your DD214 to request your Veteran Verification Letter.

Once you received your Veteran Verification Letter through an email from TVA Notifications, click on https://texasveterans2step.org/intake-forms and

download and complete the Texas Veterans Two-Step Intake Forms and:

1. Attach and send Intake Forms and Veteran Verification Letter to us at vets@texasveterans2step.org and we will file your free LLC with the Office of the Texas Secretary of State.

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2. Bring your Veteran Verification Letter to a scheduled Texas Veterans Two-Step FREE LLCs for VETERANS Pop-up event and we will file your free LLC with the Office of the Texas Secretary of State on the spot.

Yes. Texas Veterans Two-Step, Inc. is a non-profit corporation. Contributions made to Texas Veterans Two-Step, Inc. (EIN 99-2807349) are tax deductible to the fullest extent of law. Anyone interested in supporting our mission can contribute here:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/support-our-mission-209

Our purpose is to assist Veterans who have their Veteran Verification Letters with submitting documents to The Office of the Texas Secretary of State to form new business entities i.e. LLC, PLLC and S Corporation at no cost to the Veteran. 

Texas Veterans Two-Step, Inc. is not a government agency or part thereof nor is it in any relation to the Texas Veterans Commission and it's programs. We simply volunteer to assist Veterans with filing business entities with the State of Texas at no cost to the Veteran. 

Click the following link to learn what to do next once you receive your LLC documents from us: 

https://texasveterans2step.org/next-steps