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.

Standard processing

$95 — usually completed the same business day when ordered by 2:00 PM.

Rush processing

$125 — priority handling, targeted within 1 hour when available (not offered Fridays).

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.

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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.