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Foreign registration · no form number

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Wyoming

Wyoming registers a corporation from Tennessee as a foreign corporation on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming may ask for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Tennessee and Wyoming each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$150 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due		First day of the foreign corp's anniversary month of WY certificate of authority
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Wyoming

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

Your Tennessee name and Wyoming's rules

We search Wyoming's records for Tennessee's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Wyoming agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Wyoming comes to $229 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Wyoming

An LLC formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wyoming company in Tennessee

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

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Wyoming?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

$349 at checkout; Wyoming may also want Tennessee's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt, plus time for Tennessee's certificate if Wyoming asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Wyoming?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

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

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