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Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, an LLC formed in Tennessee registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Tennessee records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Tennessee and Nebraska side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$20	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Biennial Report, $25, every two years
Due		April 1 of each odd-numbered year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Tennessee to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Tennessee certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, Nebraska's filing goes in. After approval, your Tennessee LLC is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Tennessee companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Tennessee	$20
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Tennessee certificate included	$329

Will your Tennessee name work for Nebraska?

If another Nebraska company uses the Tennessee name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Nebraska's records for Tennessee's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Nebraska and Tennessee

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Tennessee says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Tennessee; ours takes Nebraska's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Tennessee

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Nebraska

A corporation formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($52). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Tennessee

An LLC formed in Nebraska that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Nebraska

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Nebraska?

Yes, once a Tennessee business operates there; Nebraska does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$309 at checkout plus $20 to Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($300) and Nebraska's report ($25, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

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

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Tennessee name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Tennessee name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska LLC instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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