Foreign Entity Fees

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Tennessee foreign entity fees

To register a foreign LLC in Tennessee you pay $300 to the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations; other entity types pay the fees in the table below.

Fee by entity type

EntityForeign feeBasis
LLC$300SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
For-profit corporation$600Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-11-303(a) ("Application for certificate of authority (including designation of initial registered office and agent) ... $600.00")
Nonprofit corporation$600Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-51-303 (nonprofit filing fee schedule, parallel to § 48-11-303)
Limited partnership$600Tenn. Code Ann. Title 61, Ch. 3 (foreign limited partnership registration provisions) with fee per TN SoS fee schedule
LLPVaries (tiered by size)Tenn. Code Ann. § 61-1-1004 (Activities outside the state — Foreign registered limited liability partnership; fee same as § 61-1-1001)

Non-LLC figures come from state research dated August 12, 2026; confirm with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations before you file.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Tennessee (2026)

If the entity is an LLC, these are the filing services for Tennessee.

#ServiceService feeTennessee feeAgent
1Mainstay Filing$199$300Year one included, then $149/yr
2TN Registered Agent.org$199$300Year one included, then $99/yr
3Tennessee Registered Agent.co$199$300Year one included, then $99/yr

Service prices read from each provider’s Tennessee page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations.

The LLC filing

Form
SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company
Home-state certificate
Certificate of existence or good standing, no older than 60 days
Yearly filing
Annual report (Tennessee Secretary of State, priced per member), $300 (due: first day of the fourth month after fiscal year end (April 1 for a calendar year))

Questions about Tennessee

What does an LLC pay to register in Tennessee?

$300, with SS-4233, Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company.

Is the Tennessee corporation fee the same as the LLC fee?

No. A foreign corporation pays $600; an LLC pays $300.

Which service should an LLC use in Tennessee?

Mainstay Filing: $199 plus the $300 state fee, with the agent free for the first year.

Sources for the LLC fee