Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also asks for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Oklahoma and Tennessee each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$300 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	oklahoma.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Tennessee

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Tennessee counts 60 days from the day Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Oklahoma certificate comes first; then the Tennessee filing goes in. After approval, your Oklahoma LLC is registered with Tennessee.

Tennessee costs for Oklahoma companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$519

Your Oklahoma name and Tennessee's rules

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

Agents: Tennessee and Oklahoma

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Oklahoma

Each year your LLC files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oklahoma plus Tennessee comes to $475 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Tennessee

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Tennessee?

Yes, once an Oklahoma 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 $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $519 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Tennessee?

$475 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to Oklahoma and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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