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Tennessee LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Tennessee and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Tennessee as a foreign LLC, which costs $300 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Tennessee costs $300.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeTennessee foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Tennessee$300Not needed$300$600
Form in Wyoming$100$300$400$120+
Form in Delaware$110$300$410$800+
Form in Nevada$425$300$725$700+

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings (Tennessee’s foreign charge is an annual report priced by member count and is left out). State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Tennessee (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Tennessee registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $300 state fee = $499

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. TN Registered Agent.org

$199 + $300 state fee = $499

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Tennessee Registered Agent.co

$199 + $300 state fee = $499

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Tennessee page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations.

Tennessee questions

Do I still register in Tennessee if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Tennessee, Tennessee generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations, for $300. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Tennessee?

$300 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Tennessee Secretary of State, priced per member), $300 (due: first day of the fourth month after fiscal year end (April 1 for a calendar year)). In Tennessee that is an annual report priced by member count, so we do not put it in a total.

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