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      "id": "learn_r824_tennessee_required_paperwork_and_licenses_tn_anchorsite",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Tennessee: statutory code and legislature index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Tennessee's official legislature site is published at capitol.tn.gov under the Tennessee General Assembly Home Page index.",
      "body": "Tennessee's official legislature site is published at capitol.tn.gov under the Tennessee General Assembly Home Page index.\n\nWhat Tennessee General Assembly actually says:\n\n“Tennessee General Assembly Website Home Page”\n\nNote: Anchor record for Tennessee official state legislature site.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.capitol.tn.gov/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Tennessee General Assembly",
      "evidence_quote": "Tennessee General Assembly Website Home Page",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Tennessee",
      "topic": "statutory code and legislature index",
      "applies_to_country": "us-tn",
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        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us-tn"
        ],
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        "topic": [
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        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
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        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r824_tennessee_required_paperwork_and_licenses_tn_assumed_name_def",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Tennessee: assumed name filing",
      "summary": "An assumed name is defined as a name other than the true entity name under which a business conducts itself.",
      "body": "An assumed name is defined as a name other than the true entity name under which a business conducts itself.\n\nWhat Tennessee Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“An assumed name is a name other than the true entity name under which it conducts business.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Tennessee Secretary of State",
      "evidence_quote": "An assumed name is a name other than the true entity name under which it conducts business.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "824-tennessee-required-paperwork-and-licenses",
      "subject": "Tennessee",
      "topic": "assumed name filing",
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        ],
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      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r824_tennessee_required_paperwork_and_licenses_tn_assumed_name_renewal",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Tennessee: assumed name filing",
      "summary": "Assumed names in Tennessee are valid for 5 years and can be renewed.",
      "body": "Assumed names in Tennessee are valid for 5 years and can be renewed.\n\nWhat Tennessee Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“The assumed name is good for 5 years and can be renewed.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "source_publisher": "Tennessee Secretary of State",
      "evidence_quote": "The assumed name is good for 5 years and can be renewed.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Tennessee",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r824_tennessee_required_paperwork_and_licenses_tn_registered_agent_req",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Tennessee: registered agent",
      "summary": "Tennessee requires that all business entities, except for General Partnerships (GP), maintain a registered agent and office within the state at all times.",
      "body": "Tennessee requires that all business entities, except for General Partnerships (GP), maintain a registered agent and office within the state at all times.\n\nWhat Tennessee Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“Tennessee requires that all entities (except General Partnerships (GP) to maintain a registered agent/office in the State of Tennessee at all times.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/faqs",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Tennessee Secretary of State",
      "evidence_quote": "Tennessee requires that all entities (except General Partnerships (GP) to maintain a registered agent/office in the State of Tennessee at all times.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "topic": "registered agent",
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        ],
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        "topic": [
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        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r824_tennessee_required_paperwork_and_licenses_tn_business_tax_threshold",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Tennessee: business tax",
      "summary": "Businesses grossing $100,000 or more annually in Tennessee are generally required to register for and remit business tax.",
      "body": "Businesses grossing $100,000 or more annually in Tennessee are generally required to register for and remit business tax.\n\nWhat Tennessee Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Generally, if you conduct business within any county and/or incorporated municipality in Tennessee, and your business grosses $100,000 or more, then you should register for and remit business tax.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.tn.gov/revenue/taxes/business-tax.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Tennessee Department of Revenue",
      "evidence_quote": "Generally, if you conduct business within any county and/or incorporated municipality in Tennessee, and your business grosses $100,000 or more, then you should register for and remit business tax.",
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      "subject": "Tennessee",
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        ],
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      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r824_tennessee_required_paperwork_and_licenses_tn_business_tax_components",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Tennessee: business tax",
      "summary": "The business tax in Tennessee consists of two separate taxes: the state business tax and the city business tax.",
      "body": "The business tax in Tennessee consists of two separate taxes: the state business tax and the city business tax.\n\nWhat Tennessee Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“Business tax consists of two separate taxes: the state business tax and the city business tax.”",
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      "source_link": "https://www.tn.gov/revenue/taxes/business-tax.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
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      "subject": "Tennessee",
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      "id": "learn_r824_tennessee_required_paperwork_and_licenses_tn_sales_tax_overview",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Tennessee: sales tax",
      "summary": "The general state sales tax rate in Tennessee is 7%.",
      "body": "The general state sales tax rate in Tennessee is 7%.\n\nWhat Tennessee Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“The general state tax rate is 7%.”",
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      "source_link": "https://www.tn.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-and-use-tax.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
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      "source_publisher": "Tennessee Department of Revenue",
      "evidence_quote": "The general state tax rate is 7%.",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r824_tennessee_required_paperwork_and_licenses_tn_use_tax_requirement",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Tennessee: use tax",
      "summary": "Individuals and businesses in Tennessee must pay use tax when sales tax was not collected by the seller on otherwise taxable products brought or shipped into the state.",
      "body": "Individuals and businesses in Tennessee must pay use tax when sales tax was not collected by the seller on otherwise taxable products brought or shipped into the state.\n\nWhat Tennessee Department of Revenue actually says:\n\n“All individuals, as well as businesses operating in the state, must pay use tax when the sales tax was not collected by the seller on otherwise taxable products brought or shipped into Tennessee.”",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Tennessee Department of Revenue",
      "evidence_quote": "All individuals, as well as businesses operating in the state, must pay use tax when the sales tax was not collected by the seller on otherwise taxable products brought or shipped into Tennessee.",
      "volatility": "low",
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