Free Blank Tennessee LLC Operating Agreement (2026)
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Tennessee rules that this document follows
| LLC statute | Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company ActSource: Tenn. Code § 48-249-101 et seq. |
|---|---|
| Formation document / filing office | Articles of Organization — Tennessee Secretary of State |
| Operating agreement required? | Not required by statute, but strongly recommended (may be oral; written is far safer)Source: Tenn. Code § 48-249-102(21) (operating agreement may be written or oral) |
| Formation fee | $300.00 |
| Annual report | $300.00 — Annual report due by the first day of the 4th month after fiscal year end (Apr. 1 for calendar year); $50 per member, $300 minimum, $3,000 maximumSource: Tenn. Code § 48-249-1017 |
| State LLC / franchise tax | Franchise tax (0.25% of net worth, $100 minimum) and excise tax (6.5% of net earnings) unless family-owned/obligated-member exemption (Tenn. Code §§ 67-4-2007, 67-4-2105) |
| Duty-of-loyalty waiver | May be limited only if not manifestly unreasonable; competing activities require disclosureSource: Tenn. Code §§ 48-249-406 (majority of members), 48-249-306 (distributions per contributions), 48-249-509 (charging order exclusive remedy) |
| Charging order exclusive remedy (SMLLC) | unclearSource: Tenn. Code §§ 48-249-406 (majority of members), 48-249-306 (distributions per contributions), 48-249-509 (charging order exclusive remedy) |
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