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Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Indiana that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$15	$600 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Tennessee

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Indiana 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 Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, Tennessee's filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana corporation is registered with Tennessee.

First-year cost, Indiana to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$814

Will your Indiana name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Indiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Tennessee

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Indiana company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$799 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $814 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Tennessee's report ($20).

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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