| State income tax | No state income tax |
| Pass-through entity tax election (SALT workaround) | Not available |
| 1099-K state threshold below federal $20,000 | Federal floor only |
| Sales tax economic nexus | $100,000 (sales only) |
This state imposes no broad personal income tax on wages or pass-through business income. Other state-level taxes (sales, property, franchise/gross-receipts where applicable) still apply. The absence of a state income tax substantially changes the value of federal-only tax planning moves (S-Corp election, retirement-plan stacking, QBI optimization), because there's no state piggyback to compound the federal benefit.
This state does not currently offer a Pass-Through Entity (PTE) tax election under the post-TCJA state workaround framework. Tennessee has no personal income tax on pass-through business income, so there is no state income tax for a PTE election to convert into a federal business deduction. Tennessee instead taxes LLCs, limited partnerships and S-Corps at the entity level through its franchise and excise tax.
This state has not enacted a 1099-K reporting threshold lower than the federal floor. The IRS applies the federal threshold ($20,000 in gross payments AND more than 200 transactions through a third-party settlement organization, as restored by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L. 119-21, retroactive to 2022). Sellers under that floor will not receive a 1099-K from platforms like PayPal, Venmo Business, eBay, Etsy, or Stripe. Note: receipt of a 1099-K does not change the underlying tax obligation; all business income is reportable regardless of whether a 1099-K is issued.
The state adopted economic-nexus rules following South Dakota v. Wayfair (2018). Remote sellers without physical presence trigger sales-tax collection obligations once they exceed the state's annual gross-receipts or transaction-count threshold, applied to prior or current calendar year. Marketplace facilitators (Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart) collect on behalf of third-party sellers under separate marketplace laws.
Tennessee requires an out-of-state dealer with no physical presence to register and collect once its retail sales to Tennessee customers reach $100,000 in the previous 12 months. Tennessee never adopted a 200-transaction test (Tennessee Department of Revenue, as of October 2026).
Tennessee LLC formation requires filing Articles of Organization with the Tennessee Secretary of State (filing fee state-specific). Most states require an annual or biennial report filing with a fee. Some impose a franchise-tax minimum on LLCs. Confirm current fees on the Tennessee Secretary of State page.
Tennessee has no personal income tax, so there are no state individual estimated-tax payments and no state safe harbor to meet. A freelancer's quarterly estimates are federal only (IRS Form 1040-ES, due April 15, June 15 and September 15, 2026 and January 15, 2027). Entities subject to Tennessee franchise and excise tax have their own quarterly estimated-payment rules.
Once the threshold facts are clear, the next question is what they mean for your specific income mix. Use the S-Corp Election Calculator to test whether the salary/distribution split clears the federal break-even given Tennessee rates, the Income Tax Pipeline to model federal + Tennessee liabilities together, and the Reseller Profit Calculator for 1099-K-affected resale operations.
No. Tennessee has not enacted a 1099-K reporting threshold lower than the federal floor. Sellers will receive a 1099-K only if they exceed the federal threshold (the restored federal $20,000 and 200-transaction floor applies). All business income remains reportable on the federal and state return regardless of whether a 1099-K is issued.
No. Tennessee does not currently offer a Pass-Through Entity tax election. Tennessee pass-through owners cannot use a PTE election to convert state income tax into a federal business deduction beyond the federal SALT cap ($40,400 for 2026). Other federal-only planning levers (retirement-plan contributions, QBI optimization, accountable-plan reimbursements) remain available.
Remote sellers without physical presence in Tennessee must register and collect Tennessee sales tax once they exceed the state's annual threshold: $100,000 in retail sales in the previous 12 months (Tennessee has no transaction-count test). Marketplace facilitators (Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart) collect on behalf of third-party sellers under separate marketplace laws. Verify the current threshold structure against the Tennessee Department of Revenue.
See the LLC formation and annual fees section above for Tennessee's current formation fee, annual report fee, and any franchise-tax minimum applicable to LLCs. Fees and filing requirements vary substantially state-to-state (from under $50/year in some states to $800+/year in others).
What a seller may claim, must disclose, and owes in tax is set by published federal rules rather than by any marketplace's seller handbook, and the sources below are the primary ones. They are linked so a reader can check a claim here without taking this page's word for it.
This page describes tools and the rules that apply to using them. A seller's own structure, state and marketplace agreements decide what applies to them.