Colorado

Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

Tennessee registers an LLC from Colorado as a foreign LLC on Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Colorado records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Colorado and Tennessee each ask for

	Colorado formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$300 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Colorado to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Tennessee only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It names us as your Tennessee registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Tennessee filing. Once Tennessee approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$499

Your Colorado name and Tennessee's rules

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

Agents: Tennessee and Colorado

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Tennessee comes to $474 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Colorado

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Tennessee certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Colorado company need to register in Tennessee?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Tennessee?

$499 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it (free), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Tennessee?

$474 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

A Colorado 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 Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers Tennessee for year one.

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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