Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

To do business in Tennessee, an LLC formed in New Jersey registers there on Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also asks for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Jersey vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$300 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Tennessee
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	nj.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Tennessee

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Tennessee counts 60 days from the day New Jersey 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 New Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Tennessee filing goes in. Once Tennessee approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Jersey to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$549

Your New Jersey name and Tennessee's rules

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

Agents: Tennessee and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Tennessee comes to $524 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Tennessee

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($25)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Tennessee

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Tennessee?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $549 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Tennessee wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Tennessee?

$524 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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