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Foreign registration · no form number

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers an LLC from Tennessee as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.tn.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due		Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Tennessee to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey 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 New Jersey registered agent, with your Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. After approval, your Tennessee LLC is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Tennessee to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Tennessee	$20
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Tennessee certificate included	$319

New Jersey's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Tennessee name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your Tennessee name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Tennessee company. We search New Jersey's records for Tennessee's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and Tennessee

Tennessee and New Jersey both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Tennessee; ours takes New Jersey's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus New Jersey comes to $524 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Tennessee files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Tennessee

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to New Jersey

Does my Tennessee company need to register in New Jersey?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $20 to Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, once Tennessee's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and New Jersey?

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A Tennessee company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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