Corporation Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet - Tennessee
TENNESSEE FOR-PROFIT-CORPORATION ANNUAL-REPORT PACKET
1. CORPORATE RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact name / control number | [________________________________] |
| ☐ Domestic ☐ Foreign | [________________________________] |
| Fiscal-year end on SOS record | [__/__/____] |
| Current status | [________________________________] |
2. CALENDAR AND FEE
The annual report is due on or before the first day of the fourth month after fiscal-year end. The current statutory corporation annual-report fee is $20.
| Control | Date/value |
|---|---|
| Fiscal-year end | [__/__/____] |
| Statutory deadline | [__/01/____] |
| Annual-report fee | $20 as of 2026-07-29 |
| Live payment total | $[________________] |
The 2025 proposal to raise the corporation annual-report fee to $300 was withdrawn and did not change the current fee.
3. REPORT REVIEW
☐ Entity/control number, principal and mailing addresses, registered agent/office, directors, and principal officers reviewed.
☐ Federal employer identification status, NAICS prompts, email, signer authority, and attestation completed through TNCaB.
☐ Accepted report, payment confirmation, and updated entity record retained.
4. STATUS AND CURE GATE
☐ Missing report years and current status confirmed before filing.
☐ A dissolved or revoked corporation is routed to the Tennessee corporation reinstatement packet; tax clearance is treated separately when required.
☐ Certificate of Existence ordered only after report acceptance and status confirmation.
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- Tennessee Secretary of State — Annual Report Filing Instructions
- Tennessee Secretary of State — File Annual Reports
- Tennessee Code § 48-26-203 mirror
- Tennessee Code § 48-11-303 mirror
- Tennessee Legislature — SB 37 (2025, withdrawn)
Current deadline, portal fields, $20 fee, withdrawn fee-increase bill, status route, and documented official-host mirror fallback verified 2026-07-29.
About this template
- Last updated
- July 29, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 29, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 48-11-303 and 48-26-203
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 29, 2026.
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