Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Oregon that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Oregon records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Oregon and Tennessee each ask for

	Oregon formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$10	$600 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Oregon to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Oregon 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 Oregon name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Oregon delays the Tennessee filing. Once Tennessee approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oregon to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Existence, paid to Oregon	$10
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oregon certificate included	$809

Will your Oregon name work for Tennessee?

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

Agents: Tennessee and Oregon

Oregon and Tennessee both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Oregon; ours takes Tennessee's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Oregon and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus Tennessee comes to $269 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Oregon files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Oregon

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Oregon owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Oregon company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$799 at checkout plus $10 to Oregon for the Certificate of Existence, $809 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Tennessee?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $20 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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