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Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

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

Colorado vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	No fee	$600 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Colorado to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Colorado certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form SS-4431
It names us as your Tennessee registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Tennessee filing. After approval, your Colorado corporation is registered with Tennessee.

First-year cost, Colorado to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$799

Will your Colorado name work for Tennessee?

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

Agents: Tennessee and Colorado

Colorado and Tennessee both call it a registered agent. Tennessee papers come to us; Colorado's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Tennessee comes to $194 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Tennessee

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

Registering a Tennessee company in Colorado

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Tennessee certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Tennessee

Does my Colorado company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado corporation in Tennessee?

$799 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Tennessee?

$194 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $20 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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