Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-29-119

  • 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.
  • 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

Every corporation or its agents, subject to this chapter, shall be subject to the fees and taxes as prescribed for life, health and accident insurance companies and agents of the companies doing business in this state. It is not the purpose of this chapter to discriminate in favor of the service corporations.