TN registered agent
Tennessee. $1 a year.
Tennessee law requires a registered agent. The text is below. Read it or do not.
what Tennessee does about it
The state's remedies, quoted. No commentary.
dissolution
... (2) Corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for two (2) months or more; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-24-201(2), (4)
dissolution
... (2) The LLC is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for two (2) months or more; ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-604(2), (4)
revocation
... this state for two (2) months or more; (3) The foreign corporation does not inform the secretary ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-25-301(2)-(3)
also
... continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that necessary to wind up and liquidate its business ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-24-202(c)
the rule
rule
Tennessee says:
... same street address as the registered office, and who may be: (A) An individual who resides ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-15-101(a)
the lawsuit
service
... state, whenever its registered agent cannot be found with reasonable diligence, whenever a foreign corporation shall transact business or conduct affairs in this state without first procuring ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-15-104(b)
coming back
reinstatement
... Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 70.00 ... (32) Application for reinstatement following administrative ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-11-303(a)(23), (a)(32)
compliance
No.
the annual report
Tennessee charges this every year. Do not pay it and keep the money. The rest of this page is what happens next.
annual report, llc
$300. Yearly.
... fee for LLCs is $300 minimum up to a maximum of $3000. The fee increases by an additional $50 per member for every member over 6 members up to a maximum ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs
annual report, corporation
$20. Yearly.
... report fee for a corporation is $20, and an additional $20 is required if any change ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs
incFACTS captured this 2026-08-01 and verified it 2026-08-10. It may have changed. We would not know.