Indiana

Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Indiana that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also asks for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana and Tennessee side by side

	Indiana formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$300 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Indiana to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee accepts it within 60 days of Indiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It lists us as your Tennessee registered agent, next to your Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the Tennessee filing goes in. Once Tennessee approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Indiana to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$514

Your Indiana name and Tennessee's rules

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Indiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Tennessee

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Indiana

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Tennessee

Does my Indiana company need to register in Tennessee?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

$499 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $514 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Tennessee's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

An Indiana 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 Indiana registered agent stays, and ours covers Tennessee for year one.

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

Official sources

People also search

LLC into Tennessee, by home state (48)

Indiana into other states (47)

The same move for a corporation