Alaska

Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

Tennessee registers a corporation from Alaska as a foreign corporation on Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Alaska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alaska and Tennessee side by side

	Alaska formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$600 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Alaska to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Alaska certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form SS-4431
It lists us as your Tennessee registered agent, next to your Alaska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Alaska certificate takes days to arrive, so the Tennessee filing waits for it. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with Tennessee.

Tennessee costs for Alaska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$809

Your Alaska name and Tennessee's rules

Tennessee can hold a name for $20 before you file.

Your Tennessee agent and the Alaska one

Alaska and Tennessee both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alaska; ours takes Tennessee's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Alaska

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Tennessee

Does my Alaska company need to register in Tennessee?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Tennessee registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Tennessee issues one to Alaska corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

$799 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $809 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Tennessee's report ($20).

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Tennessee for year one.

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

Alaska companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal or Cancellation (Foreign Entity); until then, Tennessee's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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