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Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Utah that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Utah and Tennessee side by side

	Utah formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$12	$300 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Utah to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). An instant Utah 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 Utah name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Tennessee filing can go in the same day. Once Tennessee approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

First-year cost, Utah to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$511

Your Utah name and Tennessee's rules

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Utah one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Tennessee comes to $467 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Utah files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Utah

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Utah company need to register in Tennessee?

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

How much does the Tennessee registration cost?

$499 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $511 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Tennessee?

$467 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

A Utah 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 Utah registered agent stays, and ours covers Tennessee for year one.

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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