Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Missouri and Tennessee each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Missouri companies register with Tennessee

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

Tennessee costs for Missouri companies

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

Will your Missouri name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Missouri one

Missouri and Tennessee both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Missouri; ours takes Tennessee's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Missouri

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Missouri

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Tennessee

Does my Missouri company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

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

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Tennessee's report ($20).

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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