New Mexico

Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

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

What New Mexico and Tennessee each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	Set by the state	$300 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Tennessee
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $300, every year
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How New Mexico companies register with Tennessee

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee counts 60 days from the day New Mexico issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It lists us as your Tennessee registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Tennessee filing goes in. Once Tennessee approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Tennessee costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$499

Plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, priced by New Mexico.

Will your New Mexico name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Tennessee

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Tennessee

A corporation formed in New Mexico files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50)). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Tennessee

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Tennessee?

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

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

$499 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: Tennessee wants it, no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Tennessee's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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