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Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

To do business in Tennessee, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also asks for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Texas and Tennessee each ask for

	Texas formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$300 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Texas companies register with Tennessee

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. An instant Texas certificate reaches Tennessee only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It lists us as your Tennessee registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Tennessee filing. Once Tennessee approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Texas to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$514

Your Texas name and Tennessee's rules

Tennessee can hold a name for $20 before you file.

Agents: Tennessee and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Tennessee

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Texas files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Texas

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Tennessee certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Texas company need to register in Tennessee?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $514 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Tennessee?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Tennessee's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

A Texas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Tennessee can add a fine of at least $900.

Does Tennessee require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300), and the original keeps Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

Texas companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal or Cancellation (Foreign Entity) ($20); until then, Tennessee's report stays due alongside Texas's filings.

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