Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Washington that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also asks for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Washington records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Washington and Tennessee each ask for

	Washington formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$300 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Washington to Tennessee, step by step

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

Tennessee costs for Washington companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Existence, paid to Washington	$20
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Washington certificate included	$519

Your Washington name and Tennessee's rules

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

Agents: Tennessee and Washington

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and Tennessee

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Tennessee comes to $519 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Washington files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Tennessee company in Washington

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Tennessee

Does my Washington company need to register in Tennessee?

Yes, once a Washington 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 $20 to Washington for the Certificate of Existence, $519 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Tennessee?

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

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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