3 Best LLC Services in Tennessee (2026): Fee Schedule
Best value among Tennessee LLC formation services in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), TN Registered Agent.org ($199) and Tennessee Registered Agent.co ($199), ranked in that order. Expect to pay $397 to $597 in service charges over three years, with $300 going to Tennessee for the filing.
Prepared by the Agent Fee Tables editorial team ·
Schedules ordered by: Score = 39% charges + 31% duties + three small measures (method)
The main charges
Formation charge$300sos.tn.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
First-year range$199State fee billed separately
Billed over three years$397 to $597Three years of service fees
Government charges, 3 years$900Independent of the company
Point of equal costCharges stay apartOrder holds to year 10
Tennessee: schedules, best value first
Service fees only. Every schedule is subject to the same $300 state fee.
#Opening chargeRenewal chargeCharges, three years
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1. Mainstay Filing: best for a yearly charge that holds
Top schedule
Opening $199; renewal $199; state fee billed separately
Opening charge
$199
Charge from year two
$199/yr
Charges, three years
$597
Schedule one belongs to Mainstay Filing. The $199 charge takes in the filing, the registered agent and the annual report, and year two bills $199.
Paying $200 above TN Registered Agent.org across three years takes the repeating filings off your plate.
Tennessee bills $300 for the annual report, and the service hands that charge on at cost.
Every line on this page cites the state's own publication. The three-year state figure adds the filing, the next two reports and any minimum tax.
Why schedule one is first
Weight 31%: duties inside the charge. That measure separated the top two.
Tennessee wants the annual report every year, so a charge that covers it ranked above a lower charge that does not.
The Tennessee LLC filing fee and what the state requires, in its own words
The LLC exists once the Tennessee Secretary of State accepts the Articles of Organization Limited Liability Company (Form SS-4270) and $300. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Cited at: sos.tn.gov {fee list dated October 2026}
State fees only
The do-it-yourself bill is $900 to the state across three years. Paying $397 to $597 to a service buys your time back.
About these fees
What do LLC formation services charge in Tennessee?
The schedules charge $199 up front, and the state adds $300.
What do these schedules add up to over three years?
Service charges after three years: $397 to $597.
How much does Tennessee bill to file an LLC?
$300 is due when you submit the Articles of Organization Limited Liability Company (Form SS-4270).
What does Tennessee bill each year after formation?
The line that repeats is the annual report, at $300 annually (on or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the LLC's fiscal year).
When does one schedule pass another in total charges?
The schedules do not cross in the first ten years.
Which LLC formation service is the best value in Tennessee?
Schedule one is Mainstay Filing, then TN Registered Agent.org, then Tennessee Registered Agent.co.