Maryland

Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and Tennessee side by side

	Maryland formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$20	$600 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Tennessee

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Maryland 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 Maryland name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Tennessee filing. After approval, your Maryland corporation is registered with Tennessee.

First-year cost, Maryland to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$819

Your Maryland name and Tennessee's rules

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

Agents: Tennessee and Maryland

Tennessee calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Tennessee papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Tennessee comes to $469 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Maryland

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Tennessee

Does my Maryland company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

$799 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $819 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Tennessee?

$469 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $20 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers Tennessee for year one.

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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