Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

Tennessee registers a corporation from Washington as a foreign corporation on Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Washington and Tennessee each ask for

	Washington formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	$20	$600 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Washington companies register with Tennessee

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Washington 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 Washington name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the Tennessee filing. After approval, your Washington corporation is registered with Tennessee.

First-year cost, Washington to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Existence, paid to Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$819

Will your Washington name work for Tennessee?

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

Agents: Tennessee and Washington

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Tennessee comes to $239 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Washington files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Washington

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Washington company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$799 at checkout plus $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $819 in all (checkout is $600 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Tennessee?

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

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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