Every official charge for forming an LLC in Tennessee in 2026: the filing fee, the other mandatory state costs, the documents you need, and the filing office's own contact details — taken from the state's published sources, not from a filing service.
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| Filing fee — Articles of Organization (Form SS-4270) | $300 |
| Franchise tax (part of the combined Franchise & Excise tax) | $100 |
| Excise tax (part of the combined Franchise & Excise tax) | No fixed fee |
| County/city business license (business tax registration) | No fixed fee |
| First-year minimum total | $400 |
The total is the cheapest filing channel plus the fixed mandatory charges that fall due in year one. Variable charges are listed at “No fixed fee” and are not folded into the total.
| Standard filing | $300 |
Fee is per-member, not flat: $50.00 per member in existence on the date of filing, with a minimum fee of $300 and a maximum fee of $3,000 (Form SS-4270). The $300 shown here is the statutory minimum. If the Articles of Organization prohibit the LLC from doing business in Tennessee, the fee is a flat $300 regardless of the number of members. Card/e-check payments carry a convenience fee (amount not stated on the form). No separate online vs. paper fee amounts are published; the same per-member rule applies to e-filed and mailed filings.
File through the official portal above — third-party filing services charge extra for the same filing.
Articles of Organization (Form SS-4270): Filed under the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act; the form sets forth the items required by T.C.A. § 48-249-202. May be e-filed via TNCAB, mailed, or filed walk-in.
Once the LLC is formed, these pages work out what it keeps: Tennessee Tax Brackets · Tennessee Income Tax Calculator · Tennessee Paycheck Calculator.
Tennessee requires a annual report — fee $300.
On or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the LLC's fiscal year (T.C.A. § 48-249-1017) — April 1 for calendar-year filers.
The fee recorded is the minimum. Per the Secretary of State's FAQ, the LLC annual report fee is $300 minimum up to a maximum of $3,000, increasing by an additional $50 per member for every member over 6 members, up to the $3,000 maximum. Failure to file can result in administrative dissolution.
Tennessee's first-year minimum of $400 sits in the full ranking of all 51 jurisdictions — the cheapest first year is Montana at $35 and the most expensive is California at $870.
Official sources — fees verified 3 November 2026:
https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/SS-4270%20LLC_0.pdf
https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/revenue/documents/taxpayer_education/tax-workshop/TN%20Tax%20Resources%20for%20Your%20Business.pdf
Forming an LLC in Tennessee? This page lists every official state charge for 2026 — filing fee, mandatory extras, the annual report and the documents — with the filing office's own phone, website and portal.
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Every official charge for forming and keeping an LLC in Tennessee in 2026: a $300 filing fee for the Articles of Organization (Form SS-4270), a first-year minimum of $400, the documents the state asks for, and the filing office's own phone, website and portal — read from the state's published sources, not a filing service's price list.
Forming an LLC in Tennessee: you pay $300 to file the Articles of Organization (Form SS-4270) with the Tennessee Secretary of State. With the mandatory year-one charges counted, your first-year minimum is $400; after that the recurring state cost is $300 annual report.
Every figure comes from the state's own published fee schedule or statute (the page lists its official sources) and was checked on 3 November 2026. The first-year minimum is the cheapest filing channel plus the fixed mandatory charges that fall due in year one; annual report fees fall due after year one, and variable charges such as newspaper publication have no fixed amount, so both are shown separately rather than folded into the total.
Filing the Articles of Organization (Form SS-4270) costs $300 at the cheapest channel. Counting the mandatory state charges that fall due in year one, the first-year minimum is $400. Registered-agent services and local licences are extra and are not state charges.
Tennessee requires a annual report costing $300. On or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the LLC's fiscal year (T.C.A. § 48-249-1017) — April 1 for calendar-year filers.
Articles of Organization (Form SS-4270); Registered agent and registered office in Tennessee. You will also need a free EIN from the IRS — a federal step that is the same in every state.
You file with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations. Phone: (615) 741-2286. Email: TNSOS.CORPINFO@TNSOS.GOV. File online at https://tncab.tnsos.gov/.
Beyond the filing fee, Tennessee charges: Franchise tax (part of the combined Franchise & Excise tax) ($100); Excise tax (part of the combined Franchise & Excise tax) (no fixed fee); County/city business license (business tax registration) (no fixed fee). Each is itemised on this page with its rule.
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