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If the foreign corporation must alter its name in order to do business in Tennessee pursuant to T.C.A. § 48-14-
101(a)(1) – i.e. by including the words “corporation”, “company” or “incorporated” or the abbreviation “corp.”,
“co.” or “inc.” - the corporation may do so without filing an application for assumed name. Use this space to
indicate the name – including the necessary Tennessee designation - under which the corporation will do
business in Tennessee.
If a corporation’s name contains the word “bank”, “banks”, “banking”, “credit union” or “trust”, written approval
must first be obtained from the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions before documents can be
accepted for filing with the Division of Business Services. You may contact the Tennessee Department of
Financial Institutions at (615) 741-2236.
If a corporation’s name contains the phrase “insurance company”, written approval must first be obtained from the
Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance before documents can be accepted for filing with the Division
of Business Services.
2. The state or country under whose law it is incorporated is – Enter the name of the state or country under
whose law the corporation is formed.
and the date of its incorporation is – Enter the corporation’s date of incorporation. If the accompanying
certificate of existence or like document from the state of formation includes a date of formation, the date
indicated here must be the exact same date as that indicated on the certificate of existence.
and the period of duration, if other than perpetual, is – If the corporation has a period of duration after which
is existence is scheduled to end, indicate the date of scheduled termination here.
and, if prior to qualifying, the date it commenced doing business in Tennessee is – Enter the date the
corporation commenced doing business in Tennessee if the corporation commenced doing business on or before
the date of approval of the application for certificate of authority by the Division of Business Services. Pursuant to
T.C.A. § 48-25-102(d), additional filing fees may apply if the corporation commenced doing business in
Tennessee prior to the approval of the application. If a prior date is indicated, a call to the Business Services
Division customer service line at (615) 741-2286 is encouraged for guidance on the appropriate filing fee amount.
If a prior date is indicated and that date is greater than one year prior to the approval of the application to the
Division of Business Services, a Certificate of Tax Clearance confirming Good Standing from the Tennessee
Department of Revenue must accompany the application. To obtain a Certificate of Tax Clearance for Good
Standing, contact the Tennessee Department of Revenue at (615) 741-8999.
3. This company has the additional designation of – If applicable to the specific nature of the corporation,
enter any additional designation, including:
• Bank
• Captive Insurance Company
• Credit Union
• For-Profit Benefit Corporation
• Insurance Company
• Litigation Financier
• Massachusetts Trust
• Professional Corporation
• Trust Company
4. The name and complete address of its registered agent and office located in the state of Tennessee is –
Enter the name of the corporation’s initial registered agent, the street address, city, state and zip code of the
corporation’s initial registered office located in Tennessee and the county in which the office is located. The
address will be verified and formatted to United States Postal Service address deliverability guidelines. If the
address cannot be recognized as deliverable by the United States Postal Service, the form will be rejected by the
Division of Business Services. A post office box is not acceptable for the registered agent/office address.
5. Fiscal Year Close Month – Enter the month of the year that concludes the corporation’s fiscal year. If a fiscal
year close month is not indicated, the Division of Business Services will list the fiscal year close month as
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