Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

To do business in Tennessee, a corporation formed in New York registers there on Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New York vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	New York formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$25	$600 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Tennessee
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From New York to Tennessee, step by step

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the New York 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 York name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New York certificate takes days to arrive, so the Tennessee filing waits for it. Once Tennessee approves it, the New York company can do business there.

First-year cost, New York to Tennessee

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

Your New York name and Tennessee's rules

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

Agents: Tennessee and New York

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New York to Tennessee

An LLC formed in New York files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in New York

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Tennessee

Does my New York company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

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

Yes: Tennessee wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Tennessee's report ($20).

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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