Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

Tennessee registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Michigan and Tennessee each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$600 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	May 15
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Michigan to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Michigan 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 Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Tennessee's filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan corporation is registered with Tennessee.

First-year cost, Michigan to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$809

Will your Michigan name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Michigan one

Tennessee calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Tennessee's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Tennessee comes to $194 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Michigan

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Michigan company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

$799 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $809 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Tennessee?

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

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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