Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

Tennessee registers a corporation from New Jersey as a foreign corporation on Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Jersey vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$600 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Tennessee
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	nj.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Tennessee

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($25) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the New Jersey 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 Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once New Jersey's certificate is in hand, Tennessee's filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey corporation is registered with Tennessee.

Tennessee costs for New Jersey companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$25
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$824

Will your New Jersey name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the New Jersey one

New Jersey and Tennessee both call it a registered agent. Tennessee papers come to us; New Jersey's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Tennessee and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Tennessee comes to $244 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Tennessee

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Tennessee

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$799 at checkout plus $25 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $824 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Tennessee wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Tennessee?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $20 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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