The Tennessee LLC annual report carries a $300 minimum ($50 per member, capped at $3,000) and is due to the Secretary of State each year to keep the LLC in good standing. Missing the deadline triggers penalties and, if left unresolved, administrative dissolution that can retroactively void the liability shield. The report updates the registered agent, principal office, and member or manager information. Anonymousllc.co files the Tennessee annual report for clients as part of registered agent service.
The Tennessee annual report is a yearly filing to the Secretary of State that keeps the LLC in good standing, with a $300 minimum fee calculated at $50 per member up to a $3,000 cap. It confirms the registered agent, principal office, and member or manager information. Every active Tennessee LLC must file it. The report is how the state verifies the entity is still operating and that its public contact and ownership details are current. A single-member LLC pays the $300 floor; larger member counts scale up to the $3,000 maximum.
Tennessee charges $50 per member with a $300 minimum and a $3,000 maximum. A single-member LLC pays the $300 floor, and a six-member LLC reaches the $300 minimum exactly, with larger member counts scaling up toward the cap. This per-member structure makes Tennessee one of the higher annual report costs among the states. The fee is separate from the franchise and excise tax Tennessee also applies to LLCs. Anonymousllc.co calculates the amount from the LLC's member count and files the report each year for clients on registered agent service.
The Tennessee annual report is due on the first day of the fourth month after the LLC's fiscal year closes. For a calendar-year LLC, that is April 1 each year. Missing the deadline moves the LLC out of good standing and starts the path toward administrative dissolution. Anonymousllc.co tracks the due date for every client and files the report ahead of the deadline, so the entity stays in good standing without the owner watching the calendar.
Missing the Tennessee annual report moves the LLC out of good standing, and continued non-filing leads to administrative dissolution by the Secretary of State. Dissolution removes the LLC's authority to operate and can retroactively void the liability shield. A dissolved LLC cannot bring a lawsuit, enforce a contract, or maintain its bank account cleanly. Creditors and litigants can argue the owners lost limited liability during the lapse. Filing the report on time each year is the single cheapest piece of Tennessee compliance.
Tennessee annual reports are filed online through the Secretary of State business portal, with payment of the $50-per-member fee at submission. The form confirms the registered agent, principal office, and management details. Anonymousllc.co clients opt into automatic annual report filing as part of registered agent service. The team completes the form, pays the fee, and confirms the filing each year, then stores the confirmation with the LLC's records. This removes the deadline from the owner's calendar entirely.
Yes. The Tennessee annual report updates member or manager information on the public record, so ownership details stay searchable and current every year, not just at formation. Tennessee is not one of the four anonymous-LLC states. The four states that keep members and managers off public record are Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada. A founder who wants ongoing privacy forms a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualifies into Tennessee. The Wyoming parent is the member on the Tennessee annual report, so the individual's name never appears.
Reinstating an administratively dissolved Tennessee LLC requires filing all back annual reports, paying accrued penalties, and submitting a reinstatement application to the Secretary of State. Anonymousllc.co handles reinstatements at $250 plus state fees on a case-by-case basis. The process restores the LLC to good standing and, in most cases, revives the entity as if it had never lapsed. The cost and paperwork of reinstatement far exceed the annual report itself, which is why keeping the $300 minimum report current each year is the better path.
Anonymousllc.co tracks the Tennessee annual report deadline for every client and files the report on registered agent service, so the LLC never lapses into dissolution. The team calculates the per-member fee, submits the form, and confirms the filing each year. Registered agent service runs $100/year and includes the deadline tracking, mail forwarding for state notices, and the annual report filing. This bundles the two recurring Tennessee compliance obligations, the registered agent and the annual report, into one managed service.
The $300 minimum annual report is the largest recurring Tennessee cost, on top of the $100/year registered agent and the franchise and excise tax. Year one formation is $597 all-in through Anonymousllc.co. From year two the ongoing cost centers on this annual report plus the registered agent, for about $400/year at the single-member floor. Founders who want a lower recurring cost form a Wyoming anonymous LLC, which carries a $60 minimum annual report, and foreign-qualify into Tennessee only when local operations require it.
The Tennessee annual report updates the registered agent, the registered office address, the principal office address, and the member or manager information the state keeps on public record. It is the state's yearly checkpoint on the LLC's contact and control details. Keeping these fields current matters: an outdated registered agent address means missed legal service, and stale management information leaves the public record wrong. Anonymousllc.co reviews these fields with the client before filing each year, so the report reflects any change in the agent, office, or management since the last filing.
No. The annual report is a separate yearly filing to the Secretary of State with a $300 minimum, while franchise and excise tax is a tax filed with the Tennessee Department of Revenue. A Tennessee LLC owes both. The annual report keeps the entity in good standing and updates its public record; the franchise and excise tax is calculated on the LLC's net worth and net earnings, with its own $300 minimum. Missing the annual report risks dissolution, while missing the tax filing brings Department of Revenue penalties. Anonymousllc.co's tax partners handle the franchise and excise return.
The LLC is responsible for filing its own Tennessee annual report each year, but the owner can delegate it to a registered agent service. Anonymousllc.co files it for clients on registered agent service as a managed task. An owner filing alone logs into the Secretary of State portal, updates the fields, calculates the per-member fee, and pays before the deadline. A non-resident or busy owner hands this to Anonymousllc.co, which tracks the date, prepares the form, and confirms the filing, removing the risk of a missed deadline that leads to dissolution.
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