Tennessee Secretary of State office — contact, fees, and licensing

Official Resource

The Tennessee Secretary of State's Division of Business Services registers all business entities, processes annual reports, and administers filings through the TNCaB portal, which fully replaced the older TNBear system after TNCaB's February 2025 launch. The Nashville office customer counter is on the 3rd floor — older directories may incorrectly cite the 6th floor. Tennessee does not offer expedited filing service; filings are processed in order received.

Updated August 2026

Office contact

Address (customer counter): 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 3rd Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone (filings): (615) 741-2286
Phone (customer service): (615) 741-2555
Email: tnsos.info@tn.gov
Office hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time
TNCaB (search, formation & annual reports): tncab.tnsos.gov

TNBear retired — TNCaB now handles everything

Tennessee's older TNBear filing and search system has been fully retired. TNCaB (Tennessee's Charity and Business Filing System) launched February 18, 2025 and now handles business entity search, new business formations, amendments, UCC filings, and annual reports in one portal at tncab.tnsos.gov. A TNCaB account (separate from any old TNBear login) is required before filing an annual report or new formation online.

Entity formation and filing fees

Tennessee's LLC fees are based on member count ($50 per member, $300 minimum, $3,000 maximum). This applies to both formation and annual reports. For-profit and nonprofit corporations pay a flat $100 formation fee. Annual reports for corporations are $20 regardless of size, plus an additional $20 if the annual report also changes the registered agent or registered office. Tennessee has no expedited filing option.

Filing	Fee
Domestic LLC — Articles of Organization	$50/member; minimum $300, maximum $3,000
Domestic LLC — Annual Report (due April 1 for calendar-year)	$50/member; minimum $300, maximum $3,000
Domestic For-Profit Corporation — Articles of Incorporation	$100
Domestic For-Profit Corporation — Annual Report	$20
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation — Articles of Incorporation	$100
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation — Annual Report	$20
Name Reservation	$20
Certificate of Existence (Good Standing)	$20
Expedited service	Not available

Key Tennessee state licensing agencies

Agency	What it covers	Website
Tennessee Department of Revenue	Sales and use tax registration, business tax, withholding tax, Tennessee TNTAP portal	tn.gov/revenue
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development	Unemployment insurance registration, employer accounts, workers' compensation	tn.gov/workforce
Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance	Professional and occupational licensing — contractors, healthcare, real estate, insurance	tn.gov/commerce

Tennessee Department of Revenue

What it covers: Sales and use tax registration, business tax, withholding tax, Tennessee TNTAP portal
Website: tn.gov/revenue

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

What it covers: Unemployment insurance registration, employer accounts, workers' compensation
Website: tn.gov/workforce

Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance

What it covers: Professional and occupational licensing — contractors, healthcare, real estate, insurance
Website: tn.gov/commerce

This guide is informational only and is not affiliated with the Tennessee Secretary of State's office or any state agency listed above. Contact information and fees verified against official Tennessee Secretary of State sources, August 2026. LLC fees are member-count based — verify the exact fee with the SOS before filing. Verify current fees at the official state website. Last verified: August 2026.

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