The Tennessee Secretary of State keeps a database of businesses registered to operate in this state. A business entity search engine, also maintained by the State, allows its online visitors to conduct a query for specific Tennessee business entities to obtain its public information. Additionally, the Tennessee business can use the onscreen options on its details page to perform entity actions.

BUSINESS NAME REGISTRATION

Business Entity Search

1. Visit The Tennessee Secretary Of State’s Business Entity Search Page

2.  Supply The Details Of Your Search

After accessing the business search tool’s page, locate the first text box, and then supply the keyword or name being searched as its content. If preferred, the entity’s control number can also be used to perform this search by supplying it to the second text box available.

Optionally, this search can be set to only look for active entities by clicking the checkbox. 

Conduct the Tennessee business information search by clicking on the “Search” button. 

3.  Locate The Tennessee Business

Look through the third column until you reach the row containing the Tennessee business entity being sought through this query. Once found, use the mouse to select the “Details” button from the first column. Notice that the query result can be further filtered for specific values using the tool available.

• Control #
• Name
• Other Names Used
• Entity Type
• Status
• Formed In
• Registration Date

4. View The Tennessee Business’s Details

Go through the first half of the page to look over the Tennessee entity’s current information. Notice, in this example we are looking at an LLC.

• Name
• Entity Type
• Status
• Formed In
• Control Number
• Term of Duration
• Initial Filing Date
• Managed By
• Fiscal Ending Month
• Series LLC
• AR Due Date
• Number of Members
• Obligated Member Entity
• Registered Agent (Contact Information)
• (Entity) Principal Office Address
• (Entity) Mailing Address
• AR Standing
• RA Standing
• Other Standing
• Revenue Standing

Some additional details regarding the Tennessee entity’s identity and past filings are available using the tabs at the bottom of the page. If desired, select the first option to continue to view past entity names.

• Assumed Name
• History
• Registered Agent

Clicking the “History” tab produces a table with previous filings made by the Tennessee entity with the state.

• Type
• Date
• Tracking Number
• Change History

To view the entity’s previous names, click on the “Name History” tab. This opens a new table while closing the one above. Here, the business names used by the Tennessee entity is presented across several columns with supporting information.

• Name
• Type
• Effective
• Expires