Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in Tennessee files Form SS-4233, with $300 in state fees. Tennessee also wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations using your Wisconsin records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Wisconsin and Tennessee side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$300 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

From Wisconsin to Tennessee, step by step

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Ordered from Wisconsin on filing day, it easily meets Tennessee's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It lists us as your Tennessee registered agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the Tennessee filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with Tennessee.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$509

Will your Wisconsin name work for Tennessee?

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: Tennessee and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Tennessee comes to $474 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Tennessee certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Tennessee

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Tennessee?

Yes, once a Wisconsin 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 $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $509 in all (checkout is $300 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Tennessee?

$474 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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