Tennessee . 2026 filing guide
Tennessee Secretary of State filings, deadlines, and how to do them right.
Annual reports, business search, registered agent changes, reinstatement, dissolution, tax registration. Every Tennessee filing explained, plus the business environment, regulatory bodies, and a year-round compliance calendar. Verified against the Tennessee Secretary of State, Business Services Division as of June 2026.
Verified against Tennessee Secretary of State, Business Services Division on Jun 12, 2026
Agency
Tennessee Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Branded as Tennessee Business Services
Phone
615-741-2286
Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm CT
Annual due
1st day of 4th month after fiscal year end
$50 penalty
Processing
1-2 business days
Online filings
Tennessee business environment
Why founders choose Tennessee (and what to know first)
No personal income tax. Strong healthcare and music industries (Nashville). Major FedEx hub (Memphis). Note: TN LLC annual report scales with member count, making single-member LLCs cheap but multi-member LLCs expensive.
Economy
~$460B economy
Registered entities
~700,000 active entities
New formations / year
~100,000 annually
Key industries
Healthcare (Nashville healthcare cluster), automotive (Nissan, Volkswagen), music + entertainment, logistics (FedEx Memphis hub), agriculture