Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers a corporation from Tennessee as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Tennessee and Nevada each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$20	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due		Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Nevada

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

Your Tennessee name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Tennessee

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Nevada

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Nevada

An LLC formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nevada into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Nevada that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Nevada

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Nevada?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for Tennessee corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want Tennessee's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for Tennessee's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($20) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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