Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$5	$600 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Tennessee
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	April 1
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Tennessee

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Tennessee wants the New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Tennessee filing goes in. Once Tennessee approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$804

Your New Hampshire name and Tennessee's rules

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

Your Tennessee agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Tennessee comes to $269 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Tennessee

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Tennessee into New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Tennessee

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$799 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $804 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Tennessee?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $20 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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