Tennessee — statewide
Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations
In short
Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations issues 3 permits we publish for Tennessee — statewide, last verified 2026-09-03. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to you | Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations | $300–$3,000 one-time — $50 per member, minimum $300, maximum $3,000 | no expiry, but an annual report on the same per-member scale is due each year | 2026-09-03 |
| For-Profit Corporation Charteronly if it applies to you | Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations | $100 one-time filing | no expiry, but a $20 annual report is due each year | 2026-09-03 |
| Annual Reportonly if it applies to you | Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations | $20–$3,000 a year — $20 for a corporation, $50 per member with a $300 minimum for an LLC | annual — due the first day of the fourth month after the fiscal year ends | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Articles of Organization (LLC)
Charged per member, so a single-member LLC pays the $300 minimum and so does one with six members; the cap binds at sixty. That $300 floor is the highest LLC formation minimum of any state covered here, and it repeats: the annual report uses the same scale, so a Tennessee LLC pays at least $300 every year for the life of the company against $20 for a corporation. An LLC whose articles prohibit it from doing business in Tennessee pays $300 flat whatever its membership. Paying by card adds a convenience fee that a mailed cheque avoids.
For-Profit Corporation Charter
$100 flat with no per-share or per-member scaling, and the annual report is $20. Set against the LLC's $300 minimum at formation and $300 minimum every year afterwards, incorporating is dramatically cheaper in Tennessee than it is in most states relative to an LLC — a difference worth knowing before choosing a structure here.
Annual Report
The fifteen-fold gap between a corporation's $20 and an LLC's $300 minimum is the thing to plan around. Changing the registered agent or office at the same time adds $20 to either. Tennessee charges no monetary late fee at all, which sounds forgiving and is not — the consequence is administrative dissolution, after which reinstatement costs $70 plus every delinquent report, and a certificate of tax clearance from the Department of Revenue is required before you can reinstate, terminate or withdraw. Delinquent reports are accepted for four months after the due date.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee — statewide
- Phone
- (615) 741-2286
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Tennessee Secretary of State — business FAQs, including annual report feesTennessee Secretary of State · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- Tennessee Secretary of State — forms and feesTennessee Secretary of State · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- Tennessee Secretary of State form SS-4270 — Articles of Organization, with the per-member feeTennessee Secretary of State · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- Tennessee Secretary of State form SS-4417 — for-profit corporation charterTennessee Secretary of State · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
Other Tennessee statewide offices
- Tennessee Department of Health, Environmental Health Program
- Tennessee Department of Revenue
- Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors
- Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
- Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
- Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Regulatory Boards
- Tennessee Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Community Services
Tennessee jurisdictions
Commercial Compliance Hub publishes information, not legal advice. Requirements change — confirm anything you rely on with the issuing agency before you file.