Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire and Tennessee side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$300 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Tennessee
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	April 1
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From New Hampshire to Tennessee, step by step

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Tennessee accepts it within 60 days of New Hampshire'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 New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand, Tennessee's filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Tennessee.

Tennessee costs for New Hampshire companies

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

Your New Hampshire name and Tennessee's rules

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

Agents: Tennessee and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Tennessee comes to $551 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Tennessee

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Tennessee certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: New Hampshire to Tennessee

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Tennessee?

Yes, once a New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $504 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Tennessee?

$551 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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