(a)Required contents. Each domestic LLC and each foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state shall file with the secretary of state an annual report that sets forth the following:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-249-1017

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Annual report: means the form required by §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • articles of organization: means , in the case of an LLC, articles of organization or, to the extent applicable with respect to an LLC initially formed under and governed by the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in chapters 201-248 of this title, articles of conversion, taken together with all of the following, to the extent they modify, correct, restate or otherwise affect the articles of organization or articles of conversion: articles of amendment, articles of correction, certificates of merger and all documents required to be filed with any of the articles of amendment, articles of correction and certificates of merger, as part of the formation and continuation of an LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Business: means every trade, occupation, profession, investment activity, and other lawful purpose for gain or the preservation of assets, whether or not carried on for profit. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Code: means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Directors: means natural persons, designated in the charter or bylaws or elected or appointed by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons elected or appointed to act as members of the board, irrespective of the names or titles by which such persons are described. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • domestic: means a limited liability company formed under this chapter, or a limited liability company formed under the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in chapters 201-248 of this title, that has elected to be governed by this chapter, or, where expressly indicated, a limited liability company formed under and governed by the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • foreign: means a limited liability company that is formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Month: means the time from any day of any month to the corresponding day of the succeeding month, if any, and if none, the last day of the succeeding month. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Principal executive office: means the office, in or out of this state, that is designated as the principal executive office of a domestic or foreign LLC in its articles or in an application for a certificate of authority, as applicable, as thereafter changed from time to time in accordance with this chapter. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Registered agent: means the person designated as the registered agent of a domestic or foreign LLC in its articles or in an application for a certificate of authority, as applicable, as thereafter changed from time to time in accordance with this chapter. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Registered office: means the office in this state that is designated as the registered office of a domestic or foreign LLC in its articles or in an application for a certificate of authority, as applicable, as thereafter changed from time to time in accordance with this chapter. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the bylaws or the board of directors has delegated responsibility under §. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Secretary of state: means the individual who holds the office of secretary of state of this state. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • 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
  • United States: includes district, authority, bureau, commission, department, and any other agency of the United States. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
(1) The name of the domestic or foreign LLC and the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is formed;
(2) The street address and zip code of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state;
(3) The street address, including the zip code, of its principal executive office (and a mailing address such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the principal executive office);
(4) If the domestic or foreign LLC is a director-managed LLC or a manager-managed LLC, or its equivalent, the names and business addresses, including the zip code, of its directors or managers, or their equivalents, as applicable;
(5) The names and business addresses, including the zip code, of its officers, or their equivalents, if any;
(6) The federal employer identification number (FEIN) of the domestic or foreign LLC, or if such number has not been obtained, a representation that it has been applied for; and
(7) If the domestic or foreign LLC will have more than six (6) members as of the date the annual report is executed on behalf of the domestic or foreign LLC, the number of members of the domestic or foreign LLC as of the date the annual report is executed on behalf of the domestic or foreign LLC.
(b)Information to be current. Information in the annual report shall be current as of the date the annual report is executed on behalf of the domestic or foreign LLC. An annual report of a domestic LLC that sets forth a change of the principal executive office of the domestic LLC shall be deemed to be an amendment to the articles of organization of the domestic LLC, and the domestic LLC shall not be required to take any further action to amend the articles of organization of the domestic LLC under § 48-249-204(a) with respect to such amendment. An annual report of a foreign LLC that sets forth a change of the principal executive office of the foreign LLC shall be deemed to be an amendment to the certificate of authority of the foreign LLC, and the foreign LLC shall not be required to take any further action to amend the certificate of authority of the foreign LLC under § 48-249-906 with respect to such amendment. An annual report of a domestic or foreign LLC that sets forth a change of the registered office or registered agent of the domestic or foreign LLC shall be deemed to be a statement of change for purposes of § 48-249-110(a), and the domestic or foreign LLC shall not be required to take any further action under § 48-249-110(a) with respect to such change.
(c)Filing date. Each domestic LLC and each foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state shall file the annual report with the secretary of state on or before the first day of the fourth month following the end of the close of the domestic or foreign LLC’s fiscal year or upon a date set by rule by the secretary of state.