Arkansas

Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Arkansas that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arkansas and Tennessee side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$600 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	May 1
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Arkansas to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Arkansas 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 Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Arkansas delays the Tennessee filing. Once Tennessee approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

Tennessee costs for Arkansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$824

Will your Arkansas name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Arkansas one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Arkansas

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus Tennessee comes to $319 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Arkansas files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Tennessee

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Arkansas corporation in Tennessee?

$799 at checkout plus $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $824 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Tennessee?

$319 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $20 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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