Tennessee Secretary of State - Division of Business Services
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Contact Information
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Snodgrass Tower, 3rd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Mailing address:
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Snodgrass Tower, 6th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-2286
Web: Home Name search File online
Email: business.services@tn.gov
Corporate Filings
We track the following filings with the Tennessee Secretary of State - Division of Business Services in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.
Annual Report
Agency: | Tennessee Secretary of State - Division of Business Services |
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Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
Agency Fee: | $20 + $0.46 service fee for online filing |
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Law: | Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-66-203 |
Penalties: | No late fee. You will get a notice of pending dissolution or revocation and then you have 60 days to comply. |
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Statutory Agent
Certificate of Authority
Agency: | Tennessee Secretary of State - Division of Business Services |
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Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
Agency Fee: | $600 |
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Notes: | A business email address must be provided when filing. |
Certified Copy Requirement: | Certified copies not required. |
Certificate of Good Standing Requirement: | Certificate of existence dated within 60 days. |
Assumed Name
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Agency Fee: | $20 |
Is registration mandatory?: | Sole proprietorships and general partnerships do not need to file a fictitious name. Corporations, LLCs, LLPs, and LPs desiring a second name must file an assumed name before transacting business under that name. |
County Level Filing: | Filings for all entities can be filed through the secretary of state, however, most entities can register at the county level instead. |
Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?: | Registering an assumed name will prevent another individual or business from registering an identical name with the Tennessee Secretary of State due to the "distinguishability" requirement. Use of a name in the marketplace can provide name protection under common and federal trademark law. |
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Application for Renewal of Registration of Assumed Name
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Agency Fee: | $20 |
Due: | Due by the date of registration every 5 years. |
Certificate of Existence
Agency: | Tennessee Secretary of State - Division of Business Services |
Filing Method: | |
Agency Fee: | $20 |
Notes: | Use the online system to find your entity and order a certificate of existence. |
Articles of Merger
Statement of Abandonment of Merger
Certificate of Merger
Notice of Registration
Agency: | Tennessee Secretary of State - Division of Business Services |
Form: | Notice of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Partnership |
Agency Fee: | $50 per partner. There is a minimum fee of $250 and a maximum fee of $2,500. |
Due: | Biennially by the registration anniversary date. |
Law: | Tenn. Code Ann. § 61-1-1004 |
Notes: | A business email address must be provided when filing. |
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