Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut and Tennessee side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$80	$600 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Tennessee

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($80) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. It comes as a short form ($80) or a long form ($120). Tennessee wants the Connecticut 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 Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, Tennessee's filing goes in. After approval, your Connecticut corporation is registered with Tennessee.

Tennessee costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$80
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$879

Will your Connecticut name work for Tennessee?

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

Agents: Tennessee and Connecticut

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Tennessee

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

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

$799 at checkout plus $80 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $879 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Tennessee?

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

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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