What is a Registered Agent?
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Your Tennessee Registered Agent provides various services, including the acceptance of formal documents and correspondence from the TN SOS.
Your LLC must have a Registered Agent at all times. You appoint a Registered Agent when you first start your business. You can also replace your existing Tennessee Registered Agent at a later date, provided there is a smooth transition between the old and new agents.
Tennessee Registered Agent Requirements
Note that the address for your Tennessee agent doesn’t need to be the same as your Tennessee LLC business address.
What a Tennessee Registered Agent Does
A Registered Agent's main function is to accept official documents and mail.
This includes:
Bizee Provides Free Tennessee Registered Agent Service for the First Year
Bizee provides a complete Tennessee Registered Agent service for any LLC that’s formed in TN. Even better, if you form your business through Bizee, your Registered Agent is completely free for the first year and only $119 a year after that.
Bizee is authorized to conduct business in Tennessee and can legally act as your Registered Agent. Here’s what our Registered Agent service includes:
- An always-available Tennessee Registered Agent who can receive documents, correspondence and legal proceedings on your LLC’s behalf
- An online dashboard where you can access, store and retrieve any information we’ve received for your business
- Email notifications whenever we receive documents for your business
- Direct and automatic forwarding of all legal correspondence, documentation and information
Appointing a Registered Agent for Your LLC
When you first form your LLC, you must appoint a Registered Agent, and you can change it at any point after that. Here’s how.
Assign a Registered Agent When You Form Your LLC
Your business needs to have a Registered Agent as soon as it’s formed. You can achieve this two ways:
Assign a Different Registered Agent Service After Formation
There are a couple of ways to change your Tennessee Registered Agent after you’ve formed your LLC, including:
Tennessee Registered Agent Search
In some situations, you may want to know the name of the Registered Agent that represents another LLC in the state. You can conduct a business information search to find that information.
If the Registered Agent isn’t available, contact the Secretary of State directly and request the information.
What Happens If You Don’t Have a Registered Agent?
If you don't appoint or provide details of a Registered Agent to the TN SOS, there may be several ramifications, including:
Acting as Your Own Registered Agent
If you have an address in Tennessee, you can be the Registered Agent for your LLC. We don’t recommend this approach for many reasons, including:
Other Useful Resources
FAQs About Tennessee Registered Agents
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