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Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers an LLC from Tennessee as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee vs Washington: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due		Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Tennessee to Washington, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of Tennessee's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Tennessee name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

First-year cost, Tennessee to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Tennessee	$20
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Tennessee certificate included	$419

Will your Tennessee name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Tennessee

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Washington

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Washington comes to $519 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Washington

A corporation formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Tennessee

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

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Washington

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Tennessee business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$399 at checkout plus $20 to Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $419 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Washington?

$519 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Tennessee?

It files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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