File Georgia Articles of Organization through eCorp. The yearly company-record update is called an Annual Registration.
This guide covers forming a new Georgia LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.
Georgia LLC at a glance
- Official filing website
- Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division
- Business name check
- Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
- Formation document
- Articles of Organization
- State filing fee
- $110The published total is $100 filing fee plus a $10 service charge. Expedited handling is optional and costs extra.
- Processing time
- Online7-10 business daysPaper15 business days; add mail transitPublished guide estimate. Published guide estimate for a complete filing; not a state guarantee. Check the filing office before setting a deadline.
- Ongoing report or tax
- Annual Registration
- Report / renewal charge
- $60The first annual registration is due in the calendar year after formation. The listed total includes the service charge.
- Frequency / due date
- Annually, January 1 through April 1
- Sales tax base rate
- 4%Local rates may apply. July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. General rate for ordinary taxable sales; exemptions, special products and local rules can change the result.Official tax agency ↗
- Names in formation records
- No management roster requiredThe standard articles are minimal and identify the signer and signing capacity. Organizer or agent information is not necessarily an ownership roster. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.
Before you file in Georgia
Prepare the name, business activity, principal office, notice email, Georgia agent and organizer.
File the Articles of Organization
- Sign in to eCorp and create a domestic LLC.
- Enter the business, address, agent and organizer details. The online application generates the articles from your answers. For a paper filing, prepare the articles and required transmittal documents.
- Sign, choose the processing service and pay. Save the approved articles and control number.
What to enter in the form
- Business purpose
- Describe the main activity in the classification/purpose fields.
- Principal office
- Enter the business address; it can differ from the registered office.
- Agent
- Name the appointed Georgia agent and its office.
- Organizer
- The organizer signs the filing. Use a business email that will stay accessible after an outside organizer finishes.
After approval in Georgia
- Set the first Annual Registration reminder for the calendar year after formation.
Annual Registration
- Find the company in eCorp’s Annual Registration service. Use the unchanged-information option only if the record needs no changes.
- Update the principal office and agent where needed. Choose the registration year or years you intend to pay for.
- Submit during the January 1–April 1 filing window and save the confirmation.
Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.
Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.
Sources and filing links
Sources checked . Confirm the state’s current fees and instructions before filing.
- Georgia Secretary of State: Register a Domestic Entity
- Georgia Secretary of State: File Annual Registration
Research and walkthrough references
These references provide background and filing walkthroughs. Follow current state instructions if an older walkthrough differs.
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