Reinstate an LLC in Tennessee: seventy dollars, clearance attached.
The company lapsed, the state acted, and now the way back runs through the Secretary of State: the application for reinstatement (ss-9410), $70 plus the clearance certificate, plus the catch-up the state expects. Tennessee reinstates by SS-9410 with the Department of Revenue’s certificate stapled first. Here is the whole comeback, in order, and how to make sure there is never a second one.
The reinstatement prepared and filed with the state, back filings caught up, so the company returns with clean standing.
Four facts cover the whole system
The filing that restores a lapsed company to the record: the application for reinstatement (ss-9410), $70 plus the clearance certificate, with the Secretary of State, alongside whatever the state requires caught up. Standing returns when it is accepted; the company continues rather than starting over. We prepare and file it →
Tennessee gates both doors with the same instrument: the Department of Revenue’s clearance certificate, needed to terminate and needed again to reinstate, attached here to the SS-9410 application, $70, alongside the back annual reports at their per-member rates ($300 floor each). The headcount state prices its comebacks by the roster too.
The franchise and excise accounts brought current for the clearance certificate (3-5 business days once squared), the back annual reports at their $300-floor per-member rates, and the $70 SS-9410 with the certificate attached.
The state side starts at $70 plus the clearance certificate for the application for reinstatement (ss-9410), plus the back filings and their fees. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
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Four steps back, and one that keeps you back
Tennessee’s comeback runs in sequence: confirm the status, cure the cause, catch up the filings, then the application for reinstatement (ss-9410) for $70 plus the clearance certificate with the Secretary of State. Done in order, standing returns and the record moves on.
Where you stand decides what you do next
Move while the cure is simple: we prepare and file the reinstatement with the back filings caught up, and the company returns with clean standing.
Banks and counterparties see the lapsed status until the cure files, and nothing else about the company has actually changed. The catch-up-plus-application path is the fastest route back to a clean record; we expedite exactly this situation routinely.
The deadline that started this never stops coming. Put the recurring filing on autopilot and the lapse never repeats.
Leaving needed the clearance, coming back needed it again
The Nashville firm had used Tennessee’s clearance process once before, at a different company’s exit, so the reinstatement felt familiar: franchise and excise squared, the certificate in three days, the SS-9410 with its $70 and the back reports at Tennessee’s headcount rates. Tennessee’s doors all use the same key. The Department of Revenue cuts it.
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Tennessee, beyond the comeback
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How do I reinstate an LLC in Tennessee?
Cure the cause, catch up the filings, and submit the application for reinstatement (ss-9410) with the Secretary of State, $70 plus the clearance certificate plus the back fees. Standing returns when it is accepted, and the company continues rather than starting over. We handle the whole sequence as part of reinstatement service.
How much does it cost to reinstate a Tennessee LLC?
The application is $70 plus the clearance certificate, plus the back filings and their fees, the real total depends on how long the lapse ran. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
Does Tennessee require tax clearance to reinstate?
Yes: Tennessee requires a certificate of tax clearance for reinstatement from the Department of Revenue, issued in about 3-5 business days once the franchise and excise accounts are current, attached to the SS-9410. The tax side leads, as it does at Tennessee’s exit door too.
How long do I have to reinstate my Tennessee LLC?
Tennessee does not impose a short statutory window for this cure, but waiting has costs anyway: back fees accumulate, the name loses protection over time, and banks see the lapsed status until the filing lands. The practical deadline is the next moment your standing matters.
Should I reinstate or just form a new LLC?
Reinstate, in most cases: the cure preserves the formation date, the EIN, the contracts, the name, and the history, while a new entity resets all of it and leaves the old company’s loose ends dangling. Re-forming only wins when the back fees exceed the value of continuity, we run that math with you before filing either way.
What should I do after the company is reinstated?
Confirm the standing shows clean on the record, tell the bank and any counterparties who saw the lapse, and put the recurring deadline on autopilot, the filing that started this comes due again on schedule, and the second lapse is never cheaper than the first.
Can File.Business reinstate my Tennessee LLC for me?
Yes: we confirm the status, cure the cause, prepare the back filings, and submit the application, then put the recurring deadline on autopilot so the lapse never repeats. When we handle it, the total is the state fees plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, one-time, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, with the back filings prepared and the recurring deadline put on autopilot so the lapse never repeats.
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