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To receive a tax clearance certificate when shutting down a business, a business must file all returns to date and a final franchise and excise tax return through the date of liquidation or the date on which the business ceased operations in Tennessee.

Tennessee doesn't have a general business license at the state level, so there are no fees there. But the Business Tax registration with the Department of Revenue costs $15, and almost every Tennessee LLC must file that registration.

Licenses, Permits and Registration No business license: Under $3,000 in gross sales. Minimum activity license: Between $3,000 and $100,000* in gross sales. A business tax account and filing are not required with a minimum activity license. A business will renew directly with their local county clerk's office.

To reserve a specific name for a future company, an individual must first check with Tennessee Secretary of State if that name is available. If available, a name can be reserved by filing a special ?Company Name Reservation? application, and it's usually processed within 8-10 business days.

You can easily change your Tennessee LLC name. The first step is to file a form called the Articles of Amendment with the Department of State and wait for it to be approved. This is how you officially change your LLC name in Tennessee.

You can register a business in Tennessee online through the Secretary of State's office. When you register a business in Tennessee, you file your articles of organization or a charter to form your company. Articles of organization formally open an LLC, while a charter opens a corporation.