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Foreign registration · Form 0081

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Tennessee that wants to do business in Oklahoma files Form 0081, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee and Oklahoma side by side

	Tennessee formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form 0081, Application for Registration (Foreign Limited Liability Company)
State fee	$20	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.ok.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Certificate, $25, every year
Due		Anniversary date of the foreign LLC's Oklahoma registration, every year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Oklahoma

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Oklahoma order. Oklahoma counts 60 days from the day Tennessee issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 0081
It names us as your Oklahoma registered agent, with your Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Tennessee certificate comes first; then the Oklahoma filing goes in. Once Oklahoma approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Oklahoma costs for Tennessee companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$312
Certificate of Existence, paid to Tennessee	$20
Our service, with a year of Oklahoma registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Tennessee certificate included	$531

Will your Tennessee name work for Oklahoma?

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

Your Oklahoma agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Oklahoma

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Oklahoma comes to $474 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Tennessee files Form 0012 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Oklahoma

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Oklahoma?

Yes, once a Tennessee business operates there; Oklahoma law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Oklahoma registration cost?

$511 at checkout plus $20 to Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $531 in all (checkout is $312 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Oklahoma wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Oklahoma?

$474 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $25 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

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

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

Yes: the Tennessee registered agent stays, and ours covers Oklahoma for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Oklahoma LLC instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal (Foreign Limited Liability Company) ($100); until then, Oklahoma's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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