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Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

To do business in Tennessee, a corporation formed in Utah registers there on Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$12	$600 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Utah companies register with Tennessee

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Tennessee wants the Utah certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form SS-4431
It names us as your Tennessee registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Tennessee filing can go in the same day. Once Tennessee approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

Tennessee costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$811

Will your Utah name work for Tennessee?

Tennessee can hold a name for $20 before you file.

Your Tennessee agent and the Utah one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Utah

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Tennessee comes to $187 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Utah files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Utah

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Tennessee

Does my Utah company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

$799 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $811 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Tennessee?

$187 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $20 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20), and the original keeps Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

Utah companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal or Cancellation (Foreign Entity); until then, Tennessee's report stays due alongside Utah's filings.

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