Tennessee: ordered by value
Each row carries year one, the later-year price and the three-year total. Tennessee's $300 is booked on top.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for several registrations
First line
$199 to register, $149 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $149/yr
- Three-year tally
- $497
Mainstay Filing leads the Tennessee ledger. The entries: $199 above Tennessee's fee, followed by $149 a year for the agent.
Three years cost $100 over TN Registered Agent.org, and coverage settles the order.
From year two the agent row bills $149 a year.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Registered agent, year one free
- All fifty states covered
Gains
- Agent costs nothing in year one
- $199 on top of Tennessee's fee
- The fee is identical in every state
Minus column
- Agent renewal of $149 is $50 above TN Registered Agent.org
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2. TN Registered Agent.org: best for one extra state
One-state plan
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
TN Registered Agent.org is second: $199 over the state fee, agent covered in year one, then $99/yr.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A modest renewal of $99
- A free agent year at the start
- Only $199 to register
Minus column
- Covers Tennessee alone, so the home state needs its own agent
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3. Tennessee Registered Agent.co: best for a second local line
One-state plan
$199 to register, $99 a year after
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Tennessee Registered Agent.co is third: $199 over the state fee, agent covered in year one, then $99/yr.
Same posted prices as TN Registered Agent.org.
Included lines
- Filing prepared and sent
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- A free agent year at the start
- Only $199 to register
- A modest renewal of $99
Minus column
- Covers Tennessee alone, so the home state needs its own agent
Running tally by year
Read November 13, 2026. Each column adds another renewal. No row overtakes another within ten years.
Run the tally yourself
Change the years to re-tally the rows.
What Tennessee itself charges
To reproduce the bottom line, add the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax. Costs without a fixed amount stay out of it.
Notes on the order
At 28%, jobs ticked off is the column that decided the first row.
With the LLC in two states, reach decided it.
Tennessee foreign LLC registration fee and rules (official)
An LLC formed in another state registers with Tennessee before doing business there, by filing the Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (SS-4233) with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations ($300). Attach certificate of existence or good standing newer than 60 days.
What an unregistered LLC may face: it cannot act as plaintiff (Tenn. Code Ann. 48-249-913(a)).
Cited: source publications.tnsosfiles.com, last tallied October 2026 for this entry
If you file it yourself
With no service you pay the state $900 over three years and handle every form. Hiring costs $397 to $497 more for that work.
Questions about these totals
What does Tennessee charge to register an LLC formed elsewhere?
$300 at the state office, and a service adds $199 in year one.
What do three years of service add up to?
$397 to $497 in service fees, not counting state fees.
Which form registers the LLC?
The registration is Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (SS-4233), submitted to the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations.
Does Tennessee want a document from the home state?
Yes, and it must be dated within 60 days: certificate of existence or good standing.
What recurring filing follows the registration?
The annual report costs $300.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
The lines do not cross during the first ten years.
Which foreign registration service is the best value for Tennessee?
The Tennessee tally reads Mainstay Filing, TN Registered Agent.org and Tennessee Registered Agent.co from top to bottom.
Record of sources
- August 2026 entry: Tennessee Secretary of State, Division, source tnbear.tn.gov
- August 2026 entry: Tennessee Secretary of State, Division, source sos.tn.gov
- October 2026 entry: Tennessee yearly filing: Annual report, source sos.tn.gov
- August 2026 entry: Tennessee report due date, source law.justia.com
- October 2026 entry: Tennessee formation fee: Filing fee, source sos.tn.gov
- October 2026 entry: Tennessee registered agent statute, source sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
- October 2026 entry: Form SS-4233, Certificate of Authority, source sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
- October 2026 entry: Form SS-4241, withdrawal or cancellation, source sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
- October 2026 entry: Tennessee Revised LLC Act, Public, source publications.tnsosfiles.com
- November 2026 entry: Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company, source capitol.tn.gov
- Mainstay Filing, Tennessee service page: entered November 13, 2026
- TN Registered Agent.org, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026
- Tennessee Registered Agent.co, pricing page: entered November 13, 2026