Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form 0012

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Tennessee registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Tennessee and Oklahoma each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$20	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due		On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Tennessee to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Tennessee name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Tennessee certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Tennessee corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Will your Tennessee name work for Oklahoma?

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

Agents: Oklahoma and Tennessee

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Oklahoma

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Oklahoma comes to $179 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Oklahoma into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20). See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Oklahoma

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Tennessee's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Oklahoma?

$179 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Tennessee company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Tennessee registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Corporation); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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