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Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

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

Arizona and Tennessee side by side

	Arizona formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$600 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Tennessee

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Arizona 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 Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the Tennessee filing goes in. Once Tennessee approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Tennessee costs for Arizona companies

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

Your Arizona name and Tennessee's rules

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Arizona one

Tennessee calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes Tennessee's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Arizona and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus Tennessee comes to $214 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Arizona

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Arizona company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

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

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Tennessee?

$214 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $20 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Tennessee for year one.

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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