19 of 35 fee datums on this page are verified against the agency's own published schedule or statute (2026-09-04); the rest are marked pending review in the Status column - portal-surcharge components no official page states, values the official source contradicts (held for a correction package), or sources that could not be reached.
Values were first corroborated across independent internal records; verified cells now also carry the agency's own published schedule or statute as their authority, which is what promotion to verified requires.
Cost position
Ranked 53 of 54 on first-year state
filing cost, at $614.10 against a national median
of $185.00.
Recurring annual cost $407.05.
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Registered-agent statutes, quoted verbatim
The one section on this page that clears the publication gate in full. 9 citations, verified, quoted from the official code with every elision marked.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-15-101
◎Verified
Tennessee Business Corporation Act · applies to
corporations
Registered office and registered agent.(a) Each corporation must continuously maintain in this state: (1) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) A registered agent who maintains an office at the same street address as the registered office, and who may be: (A) An individual who resides in this state, a domestic corporation, a not-for-profit domestic corporation, a domestic LLC, a domestic general partnership, a domestic limited partnership, or a domestic registered limited liability partnership; or (B) A foreign corporation, a not-for-profit foreign corporation, a foreign LLC, a foreign general partnership, a foreign limited partnership, or a foreign registered limited liability partnership that is authorized to transact business in this state.
retrieved 2026-07-29
· confidence medium · verified
· publisher not linked (commercial code publisher; the citation is the pinpoint)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109
◎Verified
Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act · applies to
LLCs
Registered office and registered agent.(a) Registered office and agent. Each domestic and foreign LLC shall continuously maintain in this state: (1) A registered office, which may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) A registered agent who maintains an office at the same street address as the registered office, and who may be: (A) An individual who resides in this state, a domestic corporation, a not-for-profit domestic corporation, a domestic LLC, a domestic general partnership, a domestic limited partnership, or a domestic registered limited liability partnership; or (B) A foreign corporation, a not-for-profit foreign corporation, a foreign LLC, a foreign general partnership, a foreign limited partnership, or a foreign registered limited liability partnership that is authorized to transact business in this state.
retrieved 2026-07-29
· confidence medium · verified
· publisher not linked (commercial code publisher; the citation is the pinpoint)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1013(c)
◎Verified
Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act · applies to
LLCs
Effective time and date of document.(c) Requirement for registered agent and office. The secretary of state shall not complete the filing of any articles of organization of a domestic LLC, or application for a certificate of authority of a foreign LLC, unless that document designates the registered agent and registered office of such domestic or foreign LLC in accordance with § 48-249-109. [...]
retrieved 2026-07-29
· confidence medium · verified
· publisher not linked (commercial code publisher; the citation is the pinpoint)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-12-102
◎Verified
Tennessee Business Corporation Act · applies to
corporations
Charter.(a) The charter must set forth: (1) A corporate name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of § 48-14-101; (2) The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue; (3) The street address and zip code of the corporation's initial registered office (and a mailing address such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the registered agent's registered office), the county in which the office is located, and the name of its initial registered agent at that office; (4) The name and address and zip code of each incorporator; [...] (7) A statement that the corporation is for profit. [...]
retrieved 2026-08-10
· confidence high · verified
· publisher not linked (commercial code publisher; the citation is the pinpoint)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-201
◎Verified
Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act · applies to
LLCs
Formation.(a) Formation. One (1) or more persons acting as organizers may form an LLC by filing articles for the LLC with the secretary of state that contain the information required by § 48-249-202. Unless a delayed effective date, or an occurrence of a future event, is specified in the articles, the LLC is formed and its existence begins when the articles are filed with the secretary of state. [...]
retrieved 2026-08-10
· confidence high · verified
· publisher not linked (commercial code publisher; the citation is the pinpoint)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1017
◎Verified
Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act · applies to
LLCs
Annual report for secretary of state.(a) Required contents. Each domestic LLC and each foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state shall file with the secretary of state an annual report that sets forth the following: (1) The name of the domestic or foreign LLC and the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is formed; [...] (c) Filing date. Each domestic LLC and each foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state shall file the annual report with the secretary of state on or before the first day of the fourth month following the end of the close of the domestic or foreign LLC's fiscal year or upon a date set by rule by the secretary of state.
retrieved 2026-08-10
· confidence high · verified
· publisher not linked (commercial code publisher; the citation is the pinpoint)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-604
◎Verified
Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act · applies to
LLCs
Grounds for administrative dissolution.The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under § 48-249-605, to administratively dissolve the LLC, if: (1) The LLC does not deliver its properly completed annual report to the secretary of state within two (2) months after it is due; (2) The LLC is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for two (2) months or more; [...]
retrieved 2026-08-10
· confidence high · verified
· publisher not linked (commercial code publisher; the citation is the pinpoint)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-14-101
◎Verified
Tennessee Business Corporation Act · applies to
corporations
Corporate name.(a) A corporate name: (1) Must contain the word "corporation," "incorporated," "company," or the abbreviation "corp.," "inc.," "co.," or words or abbreviations of like import in another language (provided they are written in roman characters or letters); [...] (b) Except as authorized by subsection (c), the name of a domestic corporation, and the name of a foreign corporation that is authorized to transact business in this state or is applying for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, shall be distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from the respective names of or for every other entity, whether true, assumed, reserved or registered, [...]
retrieved 2026-08-10
· confidence high · verified
· publisher not linked (commercial code publisher; the citation is the pinpoint)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-106
◎Verified
Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act · applies to
LLCs
LLC name.(a) Name requirements. An LLC name and, to the extent required by this section and § 48-249-903, a foreign LLC name: (1) Shall contain the words "limited liability company," the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC," or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; provided, that they are written in roman characters or letters; [...] Notwithstanding this subdivision (a)(1), the name of an LLC or foreign LLC shall not contain the word "corporation" or "incorporated," or an abbreviation of either or both of these words; and [...]
retrieved 2026-08-10
· confidence high · verified
· publisher not linked (commercial code publisher; the citation is the pinpoint)
Administrative Dissolution. Same two-month rule for LLCs under the Revised LLC Act: an LLC without a registered agent or registered office for two months or more, or that fails to notify the SOS of changes, may be administratively dissolved.
Dollar amounts named in the registered-agent statutes
What
Amount
Status
Corporation's statement of change of registered agent or registered office, or both
$20.00
○Pending review
Agent's statement of change of registered office
$5.00 per corporation, but not less than $20.00
○Pending review
Agent's statement of resignation
$20.00
○Pending review
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution
$70.00
○Pending review
Application for reinstatement following administrative revocation (foreign corporation)
$70.00
○Pending review
SOS fee each time process is served on the secretary of state; recoverable as costs by prevailing party
$20.00
○Pending review
Annual report filing fee (corporations; failure to file is a separate dissolution ground)
$20.00
○Pending review
15 statutory citations and their supporting verbatim quotations sit behind this section in the record and are withheld from public display until the review pass lands, because a citation presented as authority is a verification claimed. Statutory references appearing inside the summaries above are part of the recorded text rather than an authority claim, and they are not rendered as citations, linked, or emitted in this page's structured data. How the gate works.
Governance rules
7 governance rules are recorded for Tennessee - the organizational and annual meetings, action by written consent, and whether bylaws or an operating agreement are mandatory. Each verified rule links to the statutory text it was verified against, quoted verbatim below.
Organizational meeting required · applies to
corporations ·
yes
the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by appointing officers, adopting bylaws
reviewed 2026-08-17
· confidence high · verified
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-17-101(a), (c)
◎Verified
Annual meeting required · applies to
corporations ·
yes
Unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by § 48-17-104, a corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually
reviewed 2026-08-17
· confidence high · verified
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-17-104(a), (b)
◎Verified
Action by written consent allowed · applies to
corporations ·
yes
The charter may provide that any action... may be taken without a meeting... if consents in writing... are signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be required
reviewed 2026-08-17
· confidence high · verified
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-12-106(a)
◎Verified
Bylaws required · applies to
corporations ·
yes
The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation.
reviewed 2026-08-17
· confidence high · verified
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-203(a)
◎Verified
Operating agreement required · applies to
LLCs ·
no
all members of an LLC may enter into an operating agreement... Except to the extent the articles of organization or a written provision of an operating agreement specifically require otherwise, an operating agreement need not be in writing.
reviewed 2026-08-17
· confidence high · verified
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-405(b)
◎Verified
Annual meeting required · applies to
LLCs ·
no
The LLC documents may set forth provisions relating to notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on... action by consent without a meeting
reviewed 2026-08-17
· confidence high · verified
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-405(c)(1)
◎Verified
Action by written consent allowed · applies to
LLCs ·
yes
may take such action without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if consent or consents in writing... signed... by the members or managers... having not less than the minimum number of votes
5 years ('The assumed name is good for 5 years and can be renewed' - official SOS FAQ)
Renewal
Renewal fee $20: the official Business Forms & Fees page lists 'Application for Renewal of Registration of Assumed Name' (form SS-4481) at $20 for the corporation, LLC, LP and nonprofit sections.
Tennessee has no general assumed-name / DBA registration act. What exists instead: (1) the Business Tax Act, under which every person engaging in business must register with the county clerk (or city official / commissioner) and obtain a $15 business license before conducting business - the practical vehicle under which individuals and general partnerships operate under trade names; and (2) an entity-side mechanism letting corporations elect an assumed corporate name filed with the Secretary of State for five years (Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-14-101(d)).
Where it is filed
Business tax registration and licensing: county clerk for businesses located within the county; the designated city official within an incorporated municipality; the commissioner of revenue for persons with no physical location in the state (or where a locality has delegated licensing to the department). Assumed corporate names: filed with the Secretary of State under Title 48, Chapter 11, Part 3.
Publication
No publication requirement appears in the Business Tax Act licensing provisions or in the assumed corporate name provisions captured.
Term and renewal
Business tax license: expires 30 days after the taxpayer's return due date and is renewed by the issuing official upon notification from the department that the return was filed and tax remitted - effectively an annual cycle tied to the tax return. Assumed corporate name: effective five years from filing with the Secretary of State.
Name restrictions
No name restrictions exist for unregistered trade names. Assumed corporate names must satisfy the corporate-name rules except the entity-designator requirement: no language implying unauthorized powers or false government/organization affiliation, and the name must be distinguishable on the Secretary of State's records from every other true, assumed, reserved, or registered entity name (consent or court-judgment exceptions available).
Assumed names for registered entities
A domestic or authorized foreign corporation may adopt one or more assumed corporate names by board resolution and Secretary of State filing ($20 per application under § 48-11-303(a)(7)). The right runs five years from filing and is renewable within the two months before expiration for successive five-year periods at the § 48-11-303(a) fee. Trademark use and non-incorporated division names (with the corporate name disclosed) are excluded from the definition of assumed corporate name. LLCs have the same mechanism under BOTH Tennessee LLC acts: the Revised LLC Act (post-2006 LLCs) and the 1994 act - assumed LLC name adopted by filing with the Secretary of State, effective 5 years, renewable in the 2 months before expiration, $20 fee for application, change, cancellation, or renewal.
Penalties
The statute flatly prohibits conducting business without the license; the captured part prints no specific fine for violating the prohibition (tax enforcement runs through Title 67, Chapter 1's administration provisions incorporated by § 67-4-716). The Secretary of State cancels the right to use an assumed corporate name on failure to renew, on the corporation's application to change or cancel, on dissolution of a domestic corporation, or on revocation of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority.
Minimal activity license (sales over $3,000 and under $100,000; per location)
$15.00
Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-4-723(b)(1)
◎Verified
Business tax license renewal
$0 (no fee)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-4-723(a)(2)
◎Verified
Application for or change, cancellation, or renewal of assumed corporate name
$20.00
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-11-303(a)(7)
◎Verified
LLC assumed name - application, change, cancellation, or renewal (Revised LLC Act)
$20.00
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1007(a)(8)
◎Verified
Known gaps in the record
The 'no general assumed-name act' conclusion rests on the tasking's capture scope (Business Tax Act plus Title 48); no statute affirmatively states the absence.
Specific monetary penalties for conducting business without the § 67-4-723 license come from Title 67, Chapter 1 administration provisions (incorporated by § 67-4-716) and were not captured.
Exemptions in § 67-4-712 (who is outside the business tax entirely) were in the file but not extracted section-by-section.
LLC assumed-name provisions extracted 2026-08-02: §§ 48-249-106(d) and 48-207-101(d), $20 fee - gap closed.
Common questions
Does Tennessee have a DBA registration for sole proprietors?
No general assumed-name act exists in Tennessee. Sole proprietors and general partnerships operate under trade names through the county-clerk business tax license required before engaging in business (Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 67-4-706, 67-4-723) - a $15 license per location, renewed automatically when the business tax return is filed and paid.
How does a Tennessee corporation or LLC register a DBA?
A corporation files an application for an assumed corporate name with the Secretary of State pursuant to a board resolution before transacting business under the name (Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-14-101(d)). The fee is $20 (§ 48-11-303(a)(7)) and the right lasts five years, renewable in the two months before expiration.
Is there a small-business exception to Tennessee's county business license?
Businesses with more than $3,000 but less than $100,000 in annual sales in a jurisdiction must obtain a $15 minimal activity license instead of the standard license; those with $3,000 or less may apply but are not required to (Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-4-723(b)).
Recurring entity-level tax
Franchise Tax (filed together with the Excise Tax on Form FAE170; 'franchise and excise tax')
net worth (total assets less total liabilities per GAAP, apportioned to TN); property-measure alternative (Schedule G) is elective only since the 2024 repeal of the mandatory greater-of property base
Minimum
$100
Due date
15th day of the 4th month following the close of the entity's books and records (April 15 for calendar-year filers); quarterly estimates if combined F&E liability is $5,000+ in both prior and current years; 7-month extension available
Corporations
True
LLCs
True
Minimum reaching an LLC: $100 a year.
This record is at review status provisionally reviewed: values render, citations are withheld until the review pass lands. How the gate works.
Stored as a delta against the federal baseline:
5 days this state closes that the
federal government does not, and 1 federal
holiday its filing office works through.
Tennessee 2026 closure delta
Date
Day
Filing office
2026-01-02
New Year's added day (one-time)
Filing office closed
2026-04-03
Good Friday
Filing office closed
2026-10-12
Columbus Day (October date)
OPEN - federal holiday not observed
2026-11-27
Day after Thanksgiving (substituted Columbus Day)
Filing office closed
2026-12-24
Christmas Eve (added day)
Filing office closed
2026-12-31
New Year's Eve (added day)
Filing office closed
Provenance - Tennessee 2026 closures◎Verified
Citation withheld: this record did not clear the publication gate.
Tennessee observed status strings and their verdict
Observed status
Verdict
Confidence
(BLANK)
Unresolved - do not automate on this
medium
ACTIVE
In good standing
high
ACTIVE - DISSOLVED
Not in good standing
high
ACTIVE - SUSPENDED
Not in good standing
high
ACTIVE AND IN GOOD STANDING
In good standing
high
ADMIN DISSOLVED
Not in good standing
high
ADMIN. DISSOLVED
Not in good standing
high
ADMINISTATIVE DISSOLVED
Not in good standing
high
ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLVED
Not in good standing
high
ADMINISTRSTIVELY DISSOLVED
Not in good standing
high
ADMNISTRATIVE DISSOLVED
Not in good standing
high
CANCELED
Not in good standing
high
CANCELLED
Not in good standing
high
DELETED
Not in good standing
high
DISSOLVED
Not in good standing
high
DISSOLVED (ADMINISTRATIVE)
Not in good standing
high
FILED IN <YEAR>
Unresolved - do not automate on this
medium
GOOD
Unresolved - do not automate on this
low
INACTIVE - BANK
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - CANCELLED
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - CONVERTED
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - DISSOLVED (ADMINISTRATIVE)
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - DISSOLVED (JUDICIAL)
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - DISSOLVED (NO AGENT)
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - DISSOLVED (TERMINATED)
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - EXPIRED
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - FI NULL AND VOID
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - MERGED
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - OTHER
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - REVOKED
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - REVOKED (ADMINISTRATIVE)
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - REVOKED (LABOR & WORKFORCE DEPT)
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - REVOKED (NO AGENT)
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - REVOKED (REVENUE)
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - TERMINATED
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - VOID FILING ERROR
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE - WITHDRAWN
Not in good standing
high
INACTIVE VOID FILING ERROR
Not in good standing
high
NOT FILED
Unresolved - do not automate on this
medium
NOT YET FILED
Unresolved - do not automate on this
medium
REVOKED
Not in good standing
high
REVOKED (ADMINISTRATIVE)
Not in good standing
high
REVOKED ADMINISTRATIVE
Not in good standing
high
TERMINATED
Not in good standing
high
TEST
Unresolved - do not automate on this
low
Restricted entity-name words
3 restricted entity-name word entries
are recorded for Tennessee - 1 prohibited outright,
the rest requiring an agency's consent or licensure before the word may appear in a name.
Tenn. Code Ann. 45-2-1709(a)(1)(A): "It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, other than those defined in § 45-1-103, to use or employ in any manner the terms bank, banks, or banking in connection with the carrying on or operation of business in this state"; (a)(1)(B): "the commissioner may permit, upon application [...] to employ the term “bank”, “banks”, or “banking”" if not misleading and no financial services
◎Verified
Consent required
Trust
Tennessee Commissioner of Financial Institutions
Tenn. Code Ann. 45-2-1709(a)(1)(C): "It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, other than those defined as a trust institution pursuant to § 45-1-103, to use or employ in any manner the term “trust” in connection with the carrying on or operation of business in this state"; commissioner may permit upon application if not misleading and no trust activity
◎Verified
Prohibited
corporation / incorporated (or abbreviations)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-106(a)(1): "the name of an LLC or foreign LLC shall not contain the word 'corporation' or 'incorporated,' or an abbreviation of either or both of these words"
● accepted · ○ not accepted · ? unknown or conditional (hover for the recorded condition). Channel data covers 54 jurisdictions (2026-08-15 wave). Source links render on verified rows only.
Contact the filing office
Verified against the agency's own contact page
2026-08-13 - office hours: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm Central.
Source links render on verified rows only.
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 6th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243-1102
Courier / walk-in
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 3rd Floor, Nashville, TN 37243-1102 (customer service / walk-in floor of the same building)
The Business Filings & Information line and mailbox, not the department switchboard; note the floor split - mail goes to the 6th Floor, in-person/courier drop is the 3rd Floor customer service area, both in the Snodgrass Tower building. For certificates/certified copies use (615) 741-6488 / [email protected] instead
Where to search Tennessee's UCC (Article 9) financing statements, on what terms, and what the office charges to file one. Verified against the filing office's own pages 2026-09-11. UCC division contacts are listed with the other filing-office contacts above.
UCC records - Tennessee◎Verified
Filing office
Tennessee Secretary of State - Division of Business Services (Business Services Division)
Online 'UCC Database Search (Unofficial)' on TNCaB is free and requires no account. Official search: Business Forms & Fees page lists 'UCC-11: Information Request ... $15*' ('*Additional Fees May Apply'). Other UCC fees on the same page: UCC-1 $15*, UCC-3 $15*, UCC-5 $15*. No online certified-search or copy-fee amounts are printed on the public pages.
$15 per debtor, whether filed online through TNCaB or on paper, plus 50 cents per page for each page over ten; a Tennessee recording tax of 11.5 cents per $100 of the stated maximum principal indebtedness also applies, with the first $2,000 exempt
Filing channels
online or paper; Online through TNCaB (tncab.tnsos.gov; account required; credit card, debit card and e-check accepted for web-filed documents) or on paper by mail or in person on the SOS UCC forms; the office does no
UCC-3 amendments, as the office states the fees
UCC-3 (amendment, continuation, termination, assignment) $15, additional fees may apply; UCC-5 information statement $15; recording tax applies to amendments that increase the stated indebtedness
Whether Tennessee requires a general state-level business license, and on what terms. A "None" is a verified finding cited to the agency's own pages, not a gap. Which of the state's filings ask for an industry code is in the next section.
State business license - Tennessee◎Verified
General state license
Yes - Tennessee business tax license (standard business license / minimal activity license)
Who must hold it
Every business in Tennessee with business taxable receipts of over $3,000 (minimal activity license for more than $3,000 but less than $100,000; standard business license at $100,000 or more), per location, from the county clerk and from the city official where the city has enacted business tax
Issuing agency
County clerk and city official (city business tax office) - issuers; Tennessee Department of Revenue administers business tax registration agency page↗ (opens the official source)
Statute
Tenn. Code Ann. 67-4-723 (business license issuance; Business Tax Act, T.C.A. 67-4-701 et seq.)
Initial fee
$15
Renewal fee
$15 minimal activity license (>$3,000 and <$100,000 receipts) - annual renewal with coun; $22 standard business license ($100,000+ receipts) - renews automatically on filing/paying bus
Renewal cadence
annual - License expires 30 days after the due date of the business tax return for the business's tax year (return due the 15th day of the 4th month after fiscal year end); standard license renews on filing/payment, minimal activity license renews with the clerk for $15
Penalty
Business may not operate until the license is obtained and posted at the business location; standard-license holders must register, file and pay at least the $22 minimum business tax to the Department of Revenue
Exemptions
businesses with $3,000 or less in taxable receipts (no license required); out-of-state taxpayers with no Tennessee business location that are not Classification 4 contractors; minimal activity license holders (>$3,000 and <$100,000) are not required to register for or pay business tax
county and city licenses - If a business is located in a city that has enacted the municipal-level business tax and its annual gross receipts are $3,000 or more, a city business license is required as well.
Which of Tennessee's business filings ask the filer for an industry classification, and in what form. "No industry information" is a positive finding cited to the form. Where the state uses its own category list and the list was captured, it is expandable below. The NAICS and SIC reference lists are on their own page.
Industry code on Tennessee filings, 9 of 9 rows verified
Filing
Entity scope
Asks for
Required
Where on the form
Source
Formation
domestic for-profit corporation
NAICS code
mandatory
Form SS-4417 Charter For-Profit Corporation (Revised 01/25), item 11 'Nature of Business (NAICS Code)' - three code/description lines
Business tax classification (Class 1A-1E, 2, 3, 4, 5A, 5B) selected at DOR registration; the standard or minimal-activity business license itself is issued by t
Entity-tax return - Schedule A 'Business tax classification (see instructions)' - Classification column of the rate table in the BUS 428 instructions, 9 options
Tennessee has 95 county-equivalents: 95 countyies. Names and codes are the U.S. Census Bureau's (2020 national county codes); county seats and official sites are not yet published here.
All 95 county-equivalents
Tennessee county-equivalents
Name
Type
FIPS
Note
Anderson County
county
47001
Bedford County
county
47003
Benton County
county
47005
Bledsoe County
county
47007
Blount County
county
47009
Bradley County
county
47011
Campbell County
county
47013
Cannon County
county
47015
Carroll County
county
47017
Carter County
county
47019
Cheatham County
county
47021
Chester County
county
47023
Claiborne County
county
47025
Clay County
county
47027
Cocke County
county
47029
Coffee County
county
47031
Crockett County
county
47033
Cumberland County
county
47035
Davidson County
county
47037
consolidated city-county
Decatur County
county
47039
DeKalb County
county
47041
Dickson County
county
47043
Dyer County
county
47045
Fayette County
county
47047
Fentress County
county
47049
Franklin County
county
47051
Gibson County
county
47053
Giles County
county
47055
Grainger County
county
47057
Greene County
county
47059
Grundy County
county
47061
Hamblen County
county
47063
Hamilton County
county
47065
Hancock County
county
47067
Hardeman County
county
47069
Hardin County
county
47071
Hawkins County
county
47073
Haywood County
county
47075
Henderson County
county
47077
Henry County
county
47079
Hickman County
county
47081
Houston County
county
47083
Humphreys County
county
47085
Jackson County
county
47087
Jefferson County
county
47089
Johnson County
county
47091
Knox County
county
47093
Lake County
county
47095
Lauderdale County
county
47097
Lawrence County
county
47099
Lewis County
county
47101
Lincoln County
county
47103
Loudon County
county
47105
McMinn County
county
47107
McNairy County
county
47109
Macon County
county
47111
Madison County
county
47113
Marion County
county
47115
Marshall County
county
47117
Maury County
county
47119
Meigs County
county
47121
Monroe County
county
47123
Montgomery County
county
47125
Moore County
county
47127
consolidated city-county
Morgan County
county
47129
Obion County
county
47131
Overton County
county
47133
Perry County
county
47135
Pickett County
county
47137
Polk County
county
47139
Putnam County
county
47141
Rhea County
county
47143
Roane County
county
47145
Robertson County
county
47147
Rutherford County
county
47149
Scott County
county
47151
Sequatchie County
county
47153
Sevier County
county
47155
Shelby County
county
47157
Smith County
county
47159
Stewart County
county
47161
Sullivan County
county
47163
Sumner County
county
47165
Tipton County
county
47167
Trousdale County
county
47169
consolidated city-county
Unicoi County
county
47171
Union County
county
47173
Van Buren County
county
47175
Warren County
county
47177
Washington County
county
47179
Wayne County
county
47181
Weakley County
county
47183
White County
county
47185
Williamson County
county
47187
Wilson County
county
47189
Other records held
Other records held for Tennessee
Record
Value
Status
State trademark registration
$20 per class, 5 year term, $20 renewal
○Pending review
Change of registered agent
$20
○Pending review
Who must be named in public filings
Corp annual report forces OFFICERS' AND DIRECTORS' names/business addresses onto the public record (48-26-203(a); at least one officer required; nonprofits must list president and secretary). LLC formation and annual report do NOT name members/managers: LLC AR contents are name/jurisdiction, registered office+agent, pr
○Pending review
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