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Foreign registration · Form C018

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

A corporation formed in Tennessee that wants to do business in Arizona files Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

Tennessee and Arizona side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$20	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due		Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

How Tennessee companies register with Arizona

We prepare and file Form C018
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Tennessee name and formation date. If Arizona wants the Tennessee certificate, it is ordered first. Once Arizona approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Your Tennessee name and Arizona's rules

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Tennessee company. We check your exact Tennessee name against Arizona's records before filing.

Your Arizona agent and the Tennessee one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Tennessee says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Tennessee; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Tennessee plus Arizona comes to $214 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Arizona

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Arizona into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Arizona

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Tennessee's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus time for Tennessee's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Arizona?

$214 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Tennessee name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Tennessee name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing Form C025, Application for Withdrawal ($25); until then, Arizona's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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