TN registered agent
A $2.50 registered agent in Tennessee. That is the whole pitch.
Every company on the Tennessee books has to name a registered agent with a street address inside the state. Below, in the state's own words, is what that agent is supposed to be. Below that, what we are.
Where we come in
Nowhere.
The rule, quoted
The rule
Tennessee puts it like this:
... (2) A registered agent who maintains an office at the same street ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-15-101(a)
The part Tennessee enforces
The state has a procedure for companies whose agent is a locked door. This is it, quoted, with nothing from us in between.
The state dissolves you
... commence a proceeding under § 48-24-202 to administratively dissolve a corporation if the: ... (2) Corporation ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-24-201(2), (4)
The state dissolves you
... commence a proceeding under § 48-249-605, to administratively dissolve the ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-604(2), (4)
Out-of-state companies: revoked
... is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for two (2) months or ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-25-301(2)-(3)
And then
... corporation administratively dissolved continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that necessary to ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-24-202(c)
Papers you will not receive
Service, redirected
... to do business in this state fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent in this state, whenever its registered agent ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-15-104(b)
Getting the company back afterwards
The fee to come back
(23) Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 70.00 ... (32) Application for reinstatement ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-11-303(a)(23), (a)(32)
Also skippable: the Tennessee annual report
Cost is the consideration. Tennessee bills its companies every year to stay listed. Here is the bill, quoted.
The annual bill (LLC)
$300 every year.
... annual report fee for LLCs is $300 minimum up to a maximum of $3000. The fee increases by ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs
The annual bill (corporation)
$20 every year.
The annual report fee for a corporation is $20, and an additional $20 is required if any change is made concerning the ...
Source: official state fee schedule, via incFACTS: https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs
Quoted text is the state code as captured by incFACTS on 2026-08-01 and checked word for word on 2026-08-10. It changes. We do not.