Alaska

Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

Tennessee registers an LLC from Alaska as a foreign LLC on Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also asks for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Alaska and Tennessee each ask for

	Alaska formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$300 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Tennessee

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. With Alaska taking days and Tennessee counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It names us as your Tennessee registered agent, with your Alaska name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Alaska certificate takes days to arrive, so the Tennessee filing waits for it. Once Tennessee approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

Tennessee costs for Alaska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$509

Will your Alaska name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Alaska one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Alaska files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Alaska

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20). See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Alaska company need to register in Tennessee?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Tennessee law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska LLC in Tennessee?

$499 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $509 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Tennessee's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

An Alaska company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Tennessee can add a fine of at least $900.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

Alaska companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal or Cancellation (Foreign Entity) ($20); until then, Tennessee's report stays due alongside Alaska's filings.

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