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Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, an LLC formed in Tennessee registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of Tennessee here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Tennessee and Minnesota each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$20	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due		December 31
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Tennessee to Minnesota, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Minnesota registered agent, with your Tennessee name and formation date. No Tennessee paperwork holds up the Minnesota filing. After approval, your Tennessee LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Will your Tennessee name work for Minnesota?

We check your exact Tennessee name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Your Minnesota agent and the Tennessee one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Tennessee

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Minnesota comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Minnesota

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Tennessee business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Tennessee.

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Tennessee first.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Minnesota?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Tennessee company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Tennessee registered agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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