Tennessee fee chart
44th
of 50 states on the yearly state bill
Tennessee: the ranked providers
The order follows five criteria described in the
method: three-year provider charges (36%), filings covered (24%), renewal price, match to Tennessee rules and fee labeling.
Our pick
1. Tennessee Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest flat agent charge
$99 per year; $99 once it renews
Spot one goes to Tennessee Registered Agent.co: $99 per year gets an agent whose office address is inside the state.
Three-year provider charges are lower than Mainstay Filing's, and cost is our heaviest criterion at 36%.
Price covers
- Registered office address, Tennessee street
- You can read served papers online as scans
Upside
- Beneath Mainstay Filing on yearly price
- Price $99; renewal price $99
Downside
- Tennessee and nothing else
- You send in the annual report yourself
All 50 states
2. Mainstay Filing: best for companies with more than one state
$149 per year; $149 once it renews
Placed second, Mainstay Filing offers $149 yearly, flat, from a provider that operates across the whole country.
Provider charges over three years are $150 higher than Tennessee Registered Agent.co's, and cost carries 36% of the score.
Price covers
- A physical address on the public record
- Court papers or notices served on the company are scanned the same business day, with no fee
- Mail from government offices is scanned free, up to three pieces each year
- Not just for LLCs: corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits can use it
Upside
- One provider for the whole map
- Price $149; renewal price $149
Downside
- $50 extra each year compared with Tennessee Registered Agent.co
- An agent-only plan, so the reports stay with you
Local to Tennessee
3. TN Registered Agent.org: best for Tennessee businesses that stay put
$99 per year; $99 once it renews
Just behind comes TN Registered Agent.org, where $99 per year gets an agent whose office address is inside the state.
Price for price it equals Tennessee Registered Agent.co.
Price covers
- Registered office address, Tennessee street
- You can read served papers online as scans
Upside
- Price $99; renewal price $99
- Beneath Mainstay Filing on yearly price
Downside
- Tennessee and nothing else
- You send in the annual report yourself
The ranking as figures
Prices were taken from each company's own pages on November 12, 2026. The state bills the same no matter who serves as agent.
Tennessee agent budget calculator
Each agent's price is added to the state charges that repeat (the annual report from year two). The formation fee is not part of the total.
Tennessee and the states beside it on the chart
Tennessee registered agent rules, in the state's words
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a Tennessee street address, with the county. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
People and entities that can serve: A Tennessee resident, or a business entity formed in Tennessee or authorized there with an office at the registered office street address. Legal source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109.
Tennessee's repeating fees
Alongside the agent, the LLC files the annual report every year at $300, on or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the LLC's fiscal year.
Reasoning for the ranking
Service cost across three years (36%) is the criterion on which Tennessee Registered Agent.co outscored Mainstay Filing here.
Tennessee Registered Agent.co's three-year provider bill is $297 ($150 under Mainstay Filing).
Questions answered
Is a registered agent required for every Tennessee LLC?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who qualifies as the registered agent for a Tennessee LLC?
A Tennessee resident, or a business entity formed in Tennessee or authorized there with an office at the registered office street address.
How much does Tennessee registered agent service run each year?
Agents on this chart bill $99 to $149 annually.
What does the state bill an LLC every year?
$300 per year by our yearly measure, which is the annual report ($300 every year).
Which registered agents does this chart rank?
Tennessee Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and TN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), starting with our top pick.
Which registered agent should I use?
Rank Tennessee Registered Agent.co first and Mainstay Filing and TN Registered Agent.org after it; the deciding factor is service cost across three years.
Where each number comes from
- Check tnbear.tn.gov for Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business Services; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.tn.gov for Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business Services; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.tn.gov for Tennessee yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check law.justia.com for Tennessee report due date; last seen August 2026.
- Check sos.tn.gov for Tennessee formation fee: Filing fee, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com for Tennessee registered agent statute; last seen October 2026.
- Check sosnc.gov for North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State; last seen August 2026.
- Check sosnc.gov for North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State; last seen August 2026.
- Check dat.maryland.gov for Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation; last seen August 2026.
- Check dat.maryland.gov for Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation; last seen August 2026.
- Check nvsos.gov for Nevada yearly filing: Annual list + license: fees; last seen October 2026.
- Check corp.delaware.gov for Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check corp.delaware.gov for Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation, official source; last seen October 2026.
- Check legis.delaware.gov for Delaware yearly filing: HB 400, official source; last seen October 2026.
- On November 12, 2026 Tennessee Registered Agent.co showed this pricing page
- On November 12, 2026 Mainstay Filing showed this Tennessee service page
- On November 12, 2026 TN Registered Agent.org showed this pricing page