Tennessee Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence

Tennessee Business Certificate

Tennessee Certificate of Existence

Tennessee uses the name Certificate of Existence for the document commonly requested as a Certificate of Good Standing.

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Official Tennessee document

Official name: Certificate of Existence

Issuing office: Tennessee Secretary of State

Commonly requested for closings, lender due diligence, banking, foreign qualification, and compliance reviews.

Information typically needed

  • Exact legal business name
  • Tennessee control/SOS number, when available
  • Entity type
  • Requested deadline and delivery requirements

Before ordering

Only entities currently in good standing with the state are eligible to receive this certificate.

Need the Tennessee certificate handled for you?

Signature Filings can retrieve the appropriate state-issued certificate and deliver it electronically according to the selected processing option.

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Last reviewed July 6, 2026. Signature Filings is a private third-party document retrieval service and is not affiliated with the Tennessee Secretary of State.