Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form 40

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

To do business in New Hampshire, a corporation formed in Tennessee registers there on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Tennessee and New Hampshire each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$20	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due		April 1
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Tennessee to New Hampshire, step by step

We prepare and file Form 40
It names us as your New Hampshire registered agent, with your Tennessee name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the Tennessee certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Tennessee corporation is registered with New Hampshire.

Will your Tennessee name work for New Hampshire?

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus New Hampshire comes to $269 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Tennessee

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Tennessee company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want Tennessee's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and New Hampshire?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A Tennessee company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal of a For-Profit Foreign Corporation; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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