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Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

An LLC formed in Tennessee that wants to do business in Wyoming files a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Tennessee and Wyoming each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$150 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.wyo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $60, every year
Due		First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Wyoming

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Wyoming counts 60 days from the day Tennessee issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Wyoming registered agent, next to your Tennessee name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, Wyoming's filing goes in. After approval, your Tennessee LLC is registered with Wyoming.

Wyoming costs for Tennessee companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Existence, paid to Tennessee	$20
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Tennessee certificate included	$369

Will your Tennessee name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Tennessee

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

Yearly filings: Wyoming and Tennessee

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Wyoming comes to $509 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Tennessee

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

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Wyoming

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once a Tennessee business operates there; Wyoming law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$349 at checkout plus $20 to Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $369 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt, once Tennessee's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Wyoming?

$509 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

Wyoming can charge a Tennessee company a penalty of $5,000.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

Yes, but Tennessee keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44), and the original keeps Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

Tennessee companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Wyoming's report stays due alongside Tennessee's filings.

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