New Mexico

Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

To do business in Tennessee, a corporation formed in New Mexico registers there on Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$50	$600 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Tennessee
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From New Mexico to Tennessee, step by step

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50) is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the New Mexico 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 New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Tennessee filing goes in. Once Tennessee approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Tennessee costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, paid to New Mexico	$50
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Mexico certificate included	$849

Will your New Mexico name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Tennessee

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Tennessee

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

Registering a Tennessee company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Tennessee

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$799 at checkout plus $50 to New Mexico for the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, $849 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Tennessee wants it ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Tennessee's report ($20).

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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