(a) Except to the extent authorized by subsection (b), a corporation may elect professional corporation status under § 48-101-604 solely for the purpose of rendering professional services (including services ancillary to it) and solely within a single profession.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-101-605

  • Business: includes every trade, occupation, profession, investment activity and other lawful purpose for gain or the preservation of assets whether or not carried on for profits. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Law: includes rules promulgated in accordance with §. See Tennessee Code 48-101-603
  • Professional corporation: means a corporation for profit, other than a foreign professional corporation, subject to this part. See Tennessee Code 48-101-603
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) A corporation may elect professional corporation status under § 48-101-604 for the purpose of rendering professional services within two (2) or more professions, and for the purpose of engaging in any lawful business authorized by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, compiled in chapters 11-27 of this title, only if the combination of professional purposes or of professional and business purposes is specifically authorized by the licensing law of this state applicable to each profession in the combination.