Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

To do business in Tennessee, a corporation formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Oklahoma and Tennessee each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$20	$600 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $20, every year
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Tennessee

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Oklahoma's certificate is in hand, Tennessee's filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma corporation is registered with Tennessee.

Tennessee costs for Oklahoma companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$819

Will your Oklahoma name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Tennessee

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oklahoma corporation in Tennessee?

$799 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $819 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Tennessee?

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

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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