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Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

Tennessee registers a corporation from Ohio as a foreign corporation on Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Ohio and Tennessee side by side

	Ohio formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Ohio 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	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $20, every year
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Ohio companies register with Tennessee

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

Tennessee costs for Ohio companies

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

Your Ohio name and Tennessee's rules

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

Agents: Tennessee and Ohio

Tennessee calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Tennessee papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Ohio files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Ohio

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Ohio company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

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

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Tennessee's report ($20).

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Tennessee for year one.

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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