Start your Georgia LLC
Our service fee and the Georgia filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Start your Georgia LLCWhat's included
- Name availability check before we file
- Articles of Organization prepared and filed with Georgia
- Submitted within 3 business days, or the same day as an option
- Approved documents emailed, plus a private order page
- Georgia's after-formation deadlines in writing
- A real person by email
What registering an LLC in Georgia means
Georgia keeps the register of companies formed under its law. Your LLC is on it the moment the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division files Articles of Organization. From that day the company can open a bank account, sign contracts and be sued in its own name rather than yours. The registration does not include a federal tax number, a Georgia tax account or a local business license; those come after and are separate registrations with other offices.
People use "register", "form" and "file" for the same act. In Georgia the act is one document, Articles of Organization, and one fee, $110. The step-by-step for everything around it, from the operating agreement to the bank account, is in how to start an LLC in Georgia; this page is about the registration itself.
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- Articles of Organization
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- The Georgia Secretary of State's Corporations Division, online through eCorp
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- $110
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- Required; Georgia street address
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- About 7 business days online; about 15 business days by mail.
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- +$120 two business days; +$275 same business day (submitted before noon); +$1,200 one hour (mail or in person only).
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- $60/year, due april 1
What it costs to register an LLC in Georgia
The filing fee is set by Georgia and is the same whether you file it yourself or a service files it for you. Georgia charges $110 for the Articles of Organization.
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- $110
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- Paid once, to the state
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- +$120 two business days; +$275 same business day (submitted before noon); +$1,200 one hour (mail or in person only).
- Notes
- Optional, set by the state
- Amount
- $60/year
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- Due april 1
- Amount
- $25, added by the state to a late report.
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Online filing prices. Yearly costs, the five-year total and how Georgia compares are in Georgia LLC cost.
Step 1: Confirm Georgia is the state to register in
Register where the company will actually operate. An LLC that does business in Georgia but registers elsewhere has to register in Georgia anyway, as a foreign LLC, and pay two states.
Wyoming, Delaware and Nevada come up because of privacy, case law or taxes. They make sense for a holding company or a business with no fixed location. A company that operates in Georgia and registers somewhere else ends up registered in both. The comparison is in cheapest states to form an LLC.
Step 2: Clear the name with Georgia
Georgia requires a name distinguishable from every company on its records, with an LLC designator. Search the state's business records at ecorp.sos.ga.gov before you file.
Rules on designators, restricted words and the distinguishability test are in LLC name rules. A rejection for a name conflict costs days and, in some states, a second fee.
Step 3: Name a Georgia registered agent
Georgia requires a registered agent with a Georgia street address, available in business hours. On the filing: No agent consent or signature on CD 030 / eCorp (per georgia.gov list of required info).
Who may serve, whether the agent signs, and what becomes public: Georgia registered agent requirements.
Step 4: Prepare Articles of Organization
The Georgia form asks for the company name with its LLC designator, the registered agent and its Georgia street address, the principal or mailing address, and the organizer who signs. Articles may be signed by an organizer, member, manager or attorney-in-fact who states capacity and prints legal name (first + last, no initials/nicknames). An entity such as a filing service can be listed as organizer; the person signing for it must give a legal name. Organizer address is required. Everything on it becomes a public record; what Georgia shows is listed below.
The document itself, and what every state's version asks for, is explained in articles of organization.
Step 5: File Articles of Organization and pay the $110 fee
Filed with the Georgia Secretary of State's Corporations Division, online through eCorp. The state fee is $110, paid once. Georgia publishes this guidance on processing: About 7 business days online; about 15 business days by mail.
Faster review: +$120 two business days; +$275 same business day (submitted before noon); +$1,200 one hour (mail or in person only).
Georgia takes the filing from the public at ecorp.sos.ga.gov. Ready to file? The Articles of Organization prepared and filed for you, with the state fee on its own line: form your Georgia LLC at america-llc-filing.com, or start on Standard Filings.
Step 6: Complete the Georgia registrations that follow
3 registrations follow in Georgia: (1) Annual registration with the Secretary of State; (2) Georgia Tax Center registration; (3) Occupational tax certificate. Then the federal tax number and the operating agreement.
The order and the deadlines are in what to do after forming an LLC. The recurring state report is the one owners forget.
What becomes public when you register in Georgia
Everything on Articles of Organization is a public record once Georgia files it; anyone can pull it from the state's business search. On the Georgia filing: Organizer name(s) and address(es), filer name/address, registered agent. Members/managers are not required at formation.
Articles may be signed by an organizer, member, manager or attorney-in-fact who states capacity and prints legal name (first + last, no initials/nicknames). An entity such as a filing service can be listed as organizer; the person signing for it must give a legal name. Organizer address is required. The operating agreement, the ownership split and the tax election are not filed with Georgia and stay private. Do you need an operating agreement?
How long Georgia takes to register an LLC
Georgia publishes this guidance on processing: About 7 business days online; about 15 business days by mail. Paid faster review is offered: +$120 two business days; +$275 same business day (submitted before noon); +$1,200 one hour (mail or in person only). The figures are the state's own and move with its workload; a rejection for a name conflict or a missing agent consent restarts the clock. Every state's published time is in how long it takes to form an LLC.
Register your Georgia LLC, filed for you
Our service fee and the Georgia filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay. Name checked, Articles of Organization prepared and submitted, approved copy emailed.
After registration in Georgia
The state registration is the first of several. These are the ones Georgia owners run into, in the order they usually come up.
- Annual registration with the Secretary of State. Due between January 1 and April 1 every year after the registration year, $50 online. Georgia calls its annual report an annual registration.
- Georgia Tax Center registration. For sales and use tax, withholding if you hire, and other state taxes. Separate from eCorp.
- Occupational tax certificate. Georgia counties and cities issue the local business license, usually called an occupational tax certificate. Required before operating in most jurisdictions.
- Federal tax number (EIN). Issued by the IRS after the state registration, at no charge; the bank asks for it. How to get one: Georgia EIN number.
- Operating agreement. Not filed with Georgia, but the document that says who owns the company and who can sign for it.
The recurring report is where most companies lose good standing. When it is due, file the Georgia report at america-llc-filing.com, or the Georgia LLC annual report page has the due date, fee, late penalty and portal.
Before you file in Georgia
From Georgia's published forms and filing instructions:
- Georgia charges $110 online and publishes a processing time of about seven business days for online filings; paid expedited review is offered if you need it sooner.
Sources
The Georgia facts on this page come from the state's own forms, fee schedules and statutes, read for the October 2026 fee audit. Fees change; the state's page is the final word.
- georgia.gov/register-llc
- georgia.gov/renew-llc
- georgia.gov/reserve-business-name
- ecorp.sos.ga.gov/
- CD 030 instructions Rev. 9/2025 (copy at https://www.bizreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Articles-of-Organization-Form-CD-030-for-Georgia-LLC.pdf; original at sos.ga.gov/page/georgia-business-forms, which blocked direct fetch)
Standard Filings is a filing service, not a law firm. This page is general information from Georgia's published filing rules and fee schedules, not legal or tax advice.
Georgia LLC registration FAQ
How much does it cost to register an LLC in Georgia?+
Georgia charges $110, paid once. If you have us file it, our service fee and the Georgia filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay. Full breakdown: Georgia LLC cost.
Where do I register an LLC in Georgia?+
With the Georgia Secretary of State's Corporations Division, online through eCorp. That is the only office that creates the company. Tax accounts, the registrations listed above and local licenses are registered separately afterwards.
How long does Georgia take to register an LLC?+
Georgia publishes this guidance on processing: About 7 business days online; about 15 business days by mail. Paid faster review is offered: +$120 two business days; +$275 same business day (submitted before noon); +$1,200 one hour (mail or in person only). We submit standard orders within three business days, or the same day with same-day submission.
Do I need a Georgia registered agent?+
Yes. Georgia requires a registered agent with a Georgia street address, available in business hours. On the filing: No agent consent or signature on CD 030 / eCorp (per georgia.gov list of required info). Who may serve and what becomes public is in Georgia registered agent requirements.
Can I register a Georgia LLC from out of state?+
Yes. Georgia takes filings from anyone, but the registered agent must have a Georgia street address, so an out-of-state owner names a Georgia resident or a registered agent company. If the company does business where you live, it registers there too, as a foreign LLC.
What do I file in Georgia every year?+
Georgia's recurring requirement: $60/year, due April 1. Late: $25, added by the state to a late report.
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