Tennessee

Foreign registration · no form number

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in Tennessee registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Tennessee records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Tennessee vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$20	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due		April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Tennessee companies register with Nebraska

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Tennessee certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Tennessee certificate comes first; then the Nebraska filing goes in. After approval, your Tennessee corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Tennessee companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Tennessee	$20
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Tennessee certificate included	$329

Your Tennessee name and Nebraska's rules

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Tennessee company. We search Nebraska's records for Tennessee's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Nebraska agent and the Tennessee one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Tennessee says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Tennessee's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Tennessee

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50). See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Nebraska

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $20 to Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($20) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Tennessee company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska 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 Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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