Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

Virginia registers an LLC from Tennessee as a foreign LLC on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Tennessee and Virginia each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	sos.tn.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From Tennessee to Virginia, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. Virginia accepts it within one year of Tennessee's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Tennessee certificate comes first; then the Virginia filing goes in. Once Virginia approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

First-year cost, Tennessee to Virginia

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

Your Tennessee name and Virginia's rules

Virginia can hold a name for 120 days for $10 before you file.

Your Virginia agent and the Tennessee one

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and Tennessee

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Virginia comes to $499 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Virginia company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Virginia

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Virginia?

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

How much does the Virginia 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: Virginia wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Virginia?

$499 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $50 to Virginia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A Tennessee company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Virginia can add a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Virginia's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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