Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers a corporation from Tennessee as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Tennessee and Connecticut each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$385 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due		Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Tennessee to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Tennessee name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Tennessee certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Tennessee corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Your Tennessee name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Tennessee name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Agents: Connecticut and Tennessee

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Connecticut comes to $604 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Connecticut

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Tennessee corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Tennessee's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Connecticut?

$604 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Tennessee?

It files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus Connecticut's good standing certificate.

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