Tennessee

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in Tennessee registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Tennessee and New Mexico each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due		April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Tennessee to New Mexico, step by step

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

Will your Tennessee name work for New Mexico?

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

Agents: New Mexico and Tennessee

Tennessee and New Mexico both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Tennessee; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Tennessee

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($20); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Tennessee files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Tennessee

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Tennessee company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Tennessee's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($20) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

What does a New Mexico company file to register in Tennessee?

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

How do I get a Tennessee certificate of good standing?

Tennessee issues the Certificate of Existence online or by mail ($20).

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