Tennessee Registered Agent
$129 per year, flat — as low as $87/yr with multi-year service.
Statutory registered agent service in Tennessee from a local office, with same-day electronic service of process, compliance calendar, and EntityWatch® monitoring included.
What is a Tennessee registered agent?
Businesses that register as legal entities are required by law in all 50 states to have a registered agent, resident agent, or statutory agent. A Tennessee registered agent is the designated recipient of service of process (SOP) when a business entity faces legal action, and receives official legal documents from the state regarding the company's operation within Tennessee. A Tennessee business must identify its registered agent in its articles of incorporation or organization.
Why are registered agents required for Tennessee businesses?
Having a registered agent is a requirement for Tennessee corporations and LLCs, and the same requirement generally extends to limited partnerships, LLPs, LLLPs, nonprofit corporations, professional entities, and other businesses formed or registered by filing with the state. The agent must be located and available at a physical street address within Tennessee during normal business hours — a mailbox service or P.O. Box cannot represent you. Failing to establish and maintain a registered agent can jeopardize your company's legal status in the state and lead to unnecessary expense.
Why choose InCorp in Tennessee?
Created in 1998, we now serve more than 300,000 clients worldwide and hold a BBB A+ rating. We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service, and multi-year terms bring your cost down to as little as $87 per year. Transfer fees are absorbed in most cases when you switch, and our team helps with the Tennessee agent-change filing at no additional charge.
Registered Agent Service
$129 /year
Flat rate for Tennessee — and every other state.
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
Appointing InCorp as your Tennessee registered agent
- Tennessee requires original signatures for paper filings but not for online filings.
- Online filings are available for registering new entities, annual reports and Registered Agent changes.
- Tennessee does not offer expedite filing, but filings are processed in just 2-3 business days.
- The state of Tennessee requires LLCs and corporations filed in Tennessee to have a Registered Agent. Tennessee Registered Agents are a person or company designated on public record to accept legal documents (service of process) and notifications from the Tennessee Secretary of State's office on behalf of the corporate entity. There are few restrictions regarding who can be listed as a Registered Agent, the most important being that the Registered Agent must be located and available at a physical street address, within the state of Tennessee, during normal business hours.
- Your Tennessee Registered Agent will be responsible, on your behalf, to receive all government notifications sent to Registered Agents, and litigation (service of process) documents. In Tennessee, InCorp's address is for Registered Agent service only.
The law behind it
Tennessee's registered-agent framework, quoted directly from the state code.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-15-101 Tennessee Business Corporation Act — Corporations
“(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.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109 Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act — LLCs
“(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.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1013(c) Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act — LLCs
“(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. [...]”
Quoted verbatim from the official published statutes. Statutes are amended from time to time — always confirm current law with the state or your attorney. This is information, not legal advice.
Order multiple years of Tennessee registered agent service and save
$129 /year
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
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Tennessee registered agent FAQs
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Switching your Tennessee registered agent
Tennessee charges a fee to change an existing entity's registered agent — and InCorp covers it when you switch to us. The state's fee, and what you actually pay:
| Entity Type | State Agent-Change Fee | What You Pay with InCorp |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Limited Partnership | $20.47 | $0 |
| Domestic Limited-Liability Company | $20.47 | $0 |
| Domestic Limited-Liability Partnership | $20 | $0 |
| Domestic Non-Profit Corporation | $20.47 | $0 |
| Domestic Professional Corporation | $20.47 | $0 |
| Domestic Profit Corporation | $20.47 | $0 |
| Foreign Limited Partnership | $20.47 | $0 |
| Foreign Limited-Liability Company | $20.47 | $0 |
| Foreign Limited-Liability Partnership | $20 | $0 |
| Foreign Non-Profit Corporation | $20.47 | $0 |
| Foreign Professional Corporation | $20.47 | $0 |
| Foreign Profit Corporation | $20.47 | $0 |
State fees are set by state law and are never discounted. Amounts shown are what the state collects with a change-of-agent filing - in some states that includes an online payment-processing fee or required extras such as certified copies or county recording.
InCorp covers the state agent-change fee when you switch to us, in most cases — confirmed before you order.
InCorp will beat any competitor's price on any product or service. Call (800) 2-INCORP for a free consultation.
Official Tennessee resources
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