Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Nevada records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Nevada and Tennessee side by side

	Nevada formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$50	$600 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Tennessee

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Nevada 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 Nevada name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Nevada's certificate is in hand, Tennessee's filing goes in. Once Tennessee approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Tennessee costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$849

Will your Nevada name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Nevada

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Nevada company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Nevada corporation in Tennessee?

$799 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $849 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Tennessee's report ($20).

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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