What your Tennessee LLC owes the state every year to stay in good standing — and what happens when the report doesn't get filed.
Tennessee requires every LLC to file a annual report with the Tennessee Division of Business Services. The report confirms basic information — LLC name, principal office address, registered agent, members or managers — and pays a $300 state fee.
Filing is online through the Tennessee Division of Business Services's portal at sos.tn.gov. It typically takes less than ten minutes and is processed the same day.
Tennessee's annual report fee is calculated by member count: $300 minimum for six or fewer members, plus $50 for each additional member, capped at $3,000. The annual report is due on the first day of the fourth month after fiscal year end (April 1 for calendar-year filers). Tennessee also levies a 6.5% franchise and excise tax on LLCs taxed as corporations.
Tennessee doesn't forgive late reports indefinitely. The typical sequence when a report isn't filed on time:
The Tennessee Division of Business Services assesses a state-imposed late fee, typically within 30 days of the missed deadline.
Your LLC's public status changes from "active" to "not in good standing" or the Tennessee equivalent. Banks, vendors, and counterparties can see this.
If the lapse continues (usually 60–180 days, varies by state), the Tennessee Division of Business Services administratively dissolves the LLC. Your liability shield can be pierced for activities during the dissolved period.
To bring the LLC back, you pay the missed report fee, the late fee, and a Tennessee reinstatement fee. The LLC comes back but the gap in good standing remains on the public record.
Every customer gets annual compliance reminders 60, 30, and 7 days before the Tennessee report due date. Each reminder includes a one-click link to file through the Tennessee Division of Business Services's portal. We don't auto-file on your behalf and we don't store payment information between years — you retain control — but you will not miss the deadline because you forgot.
If you want the filing done for you, we offer a separate Tennessee annual report filing service billed separately from registered agent renewal. Ask your formation specialist about it when the reminder lands.
Report fees don't change often, but when they do, we update the reminder copy. Tennessee's report is filed every year. The registered agent must remain current. If you move, or your registered agent changes, file the change promptly — don't wait for the annual report to fold it in.
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