Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

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

Montana and Tennessee side by side

	Montana formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$300 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Montana companies register with Tennessee

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee counts 60 days from the day Montana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It names us as your Tennessee registered agent, with your Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, Tennessee's filing goes in. Once Tennessee approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

Tennessee costs for Montana companies

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

Your Montana name and Tennessee's rules

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

Agents: Tennessee and Montana

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Tennessee comes to $469 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Montana files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Montana

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Tennessee certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Montana company need to register in Tennessee?

Yes, once a Montana 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 $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $504 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Tennessee?

$469 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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