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Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

Tennessee registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Hawaii and Tennessee each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$300 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Tennessee

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee accepts it within 60 days of Hawaii's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It names us as your Tennessee registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Hawaii's certificate is in hand, Tennessee's filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with Tennessee.

Tennessee costs for Hawaii companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$504

Your Hawaii name and Tennessee's rules

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Tennessee comes to $461.50 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Tennessee

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Tennessee?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $504 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Tennessee?

$461.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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