Tennessee

Foreign registration · Form SS-4233

Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in Tennessee

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

Wyoming vs Tennessee: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	Tennessee registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$300 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Tennessee
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	sos.tn.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Annual Report, $300, every year
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Tennessee registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Tennessee

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our Tennessee order. Ordered from Wyoming on filing day, it easily meets Tennessee's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form SS-4233
It names us as your Tennessee registered agent, with your Wyoming name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wyoming delays the Tennessee filing. After approval, your Wyoming LLC is registered with Tennessee.

First-year cost, Wyoming to Tennessee

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$300
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of Tennessee registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$499

Your Wyoming name and Tennessee's rules

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

Your Tennessee agent and the Wyoming one

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Tennessee

Each year your LLC files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Tennessee comes to $510.44 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Tennessee

A corporation formed in Wyoming files Form SS-4431 with Tennessee ($600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Tennessee's Annual Report ($20). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Tennessee into Wyoming

An LLC formed in Tennessee that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to Tennessee

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Tennessee?

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

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

$499 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Tennessee wants it (free), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Tennessee?

$510.44 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $61.44 to Wyoming and $300 to Tennessee for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Tennessee?

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

Can I form a new Tennessee LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Tennessee later?

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

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