Tennessee

Foreign registration · no form number

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

A corporation formed in Tennessee that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Tennessee and Washington side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due		Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Washington

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of Tennessee's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Tennessee name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Washington costs for Tennessee companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Tennessee	$20
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Tennessee certificate included	$419

Your Tennessee name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Tennessee one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Washington comes to $239 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Washington

An LLC formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Tennessee

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

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Washington

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Tennessee corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $20 to Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $419 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Washington?

$239 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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