Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4431

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Tennessee

A corporation formed in Wyoming that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4431, with $600 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing (free). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Wyoming records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Wyoming vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4431, Application for Certificate of Authority For-Profit Corporation
State fee	No fee	$600 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Tennessee

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee wants the Wyoming certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form SS-4431
It lists us as your Tennessee registered agent, next to your Wyoming name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Wyoming issues the certificate instantly, so the Tennessee filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wyoming corporation is registered with Tennessee.

Tennessee costs for Wyoming companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$600
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$799

Will your Wyoming name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Wyoming one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Tennessee comes to $229 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Tennessee

An LLC formed in Wyoming files Form SS-4233 with Tennessee ($300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Tennessee that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Wyoming owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Tennessee?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

$799 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it (free), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Tennessee?

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

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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