(a) Except to the extent authorized by subsection (b), an LLC may elect professional LLC status under § 48-248-103 solely for the purpose of rendering professional services (including services ancillary to them) and solely within a single profession.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-248-104

  • Business: includes every trade, occupation, profession, investment activity and other lawful purpose for gain or the preservation of assets whether or not carried on for profits. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Law: includes rules promulgated in accordance with §. See Tennessee Code 48-248-102
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • PLLC: means an LLC, other than a foreign professional LLC, which has elected to become subject to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 48-248-102
  • Professional service: means a service that may be lawfully rendered only by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by a licensing authority in this state to render the service and that may not be lawfully rendered by a corporation under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, compiled in chapters 11-27 of this title or by an LLC under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-248-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) An LLC may elect professional LLC status under § 48-248-103(b) for the purpose of rendering professional services within two (2) or more professions, and for the purpose of engaging in any lawful business authorized by chapters 201-248 of this title, only if the combination of professional purposes or of professional and business purposes is specifically authorized by the licensing law of this state applicable to each profession in the combination.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if an LLC is formed to provide professional services in states other than Tennessee, such LLC may elect professional LLC status under § 48-248-103 for the purpose of rendering professional service or services as permitted by the licensing boards of the states in which it will operate. Such PLLC shall, nevertheless, be required to file reports and other information as may be required by the applicable licensing boards of Tennessee to establish or confirm that the PLLC is not providing professional services in Tennessee.
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