Tennessee Registered Agent Guide (2026): Rules, Fees and the 3 Best Agents
Our Tennessee answer for 2026 is Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), TN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Tennessee Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), ranked in that order. Tennessee requires a registered agent for every LLC. Yearly state fees run $300, which ranks 44th of 50.
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Tennessee fee data
44th
12550
among 50 states on yearly fees
Counted from the least expensive (tied). Full table
Tennessee registered agent requirements, per state law
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.
Who may act as agent: A Tennessee resident, or a business entity formed in Tennessee or authorized there with an office at the registered office street address. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109.
What Tennessee charges each year
Your registered agent receives the state's notices about the annual report, which costs $300 every year and is due on or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the LLC's fiscal year.
Why this order
State filings covered is worth 30% of the score, and it put Mainstay Filing ahead of TN Registered Agent.org here.
Coverage tipped it over TN Registered Agent.org.
Tennessee questions answered
Does Tennessee require a registered agent?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who can serve as the registered agent?
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 a registered agent cost in Tennessee?
From $99 to $149 a year on this page.
What does the LLC pay the state each year?
$300 a year on our measure: the annual report ($300 every year).
Which registered agents are on this page?
Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), TN Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Tennessee Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), in the order shown.
Which registered agent would you pick?
Mainstay Filing, TN Registered Agent.org and Tennessee Registered Agent.co, in that order.