Tennessee Corporation Certificate of Authority: Form SS-4431

Tennessee corporation certificate of authority at a glance

Filing

Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation

State fee

$600 filing fee

Total with us

$799, first year of Tennessee registered agent service included

Home-state certificate

Required

Tennessee yearly filing

Annual Report, $20, every year

Filed with

Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations

What Form SS-4431 asks for

For Form SS-4431, Tennessee needs:

• The exact name of your corporation as formed
• The state it was formed in and its date of formation
• A Tennessee registered agent with a street address there; we fill in ours
• A principal office address
• A certificate of good standing from the home state

Corporation into Tennessee, by home state

The first-year total adds the home state's certificate fee to the $799 checkout total; the certificate is ordered from that state.

Tennessee registered agent rule

Tennessee requires every registered foreign corporation to keep a registered agent there. Switching agents later costs $20. Our $199 includes the first year of Tennessee registered agent service, then $149 a year.

Tennessee yearly filings

Once registered, your corporation files the Tennessee Annual Report every year, at $20. From year two, keeping the Tennessee registration costs $169 a year with our registered agent service.

How long Tennessee takes

We file Form SS-4431 with the Tennessee Secretary of State.

Leaving Tennessee later

If your corporation stops doing business there, it ends the registration by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal or Cancellation (Foreign Entity). Until that is filed, Tennessee's yearly filing stays due.