Tennessee certificate of good standing
Find the official ordering service and document fees for Tennessee. Your recipient may ask for a certificate of status or existence, a certified filing copy, or an apostille; check which document it needs before ordering.
Open official certificate service ↗Tennessee certificate fees and delivery
Request for Certificate of Existence/Authorization (Good Standing) SS-4238 costs $20. Use the Tennessee business portal or the Secretary's form, and confirm current electronic/mail delivery; the certificate shows registry status, not tax clearance.
Certified copies of filed documents
Request for Copy of Documents SS-4461 is $20 plus any marked document/page charges shown by the current form; some conversion or certified transactions are $320 or more. Confirm the document-specific total and certification/delivery option before ordering.
Tennessee apostilles and authentication
Tennessee apostille/authentication instructions begin at https://sos.tn.gov/business-services/apostille. Submit an eligible certified Tennessee record, destination-country information, payment, and delivery materials; verify the current fee, physical address, and processing time on the live page.
Which document should you order?
- Proof of current registry standing
- Ask for the state’s certificate of status, existence, or good standing. It is different from a public search result and may not establish tax clearance.
- Proof of what was filed
- Order a certified copy of the specific formation document, amendment, or other filing requested.
- A document for use abroad
- Ask the receiving authority whether it requires an apostille or another form of authentication, and whether it accepts electronic documents.
Check the record before ordering
Confirm the legal name, entity number, and recipient’s required issue date. A missed report or other delinquency may need to be resolved before a certificate can be issued.