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Georgia business filings, made easier to navigate.

This is the practical starting point for researching entities administered by Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division. Find the public search tool, understand the state’s filing rhythm, and plan the evidence and maintenance steps that follow.

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Domestic LLC

$110.00 total for online or paper domestic LLC Articles of Organization under the fee schedule effective September 6, 2025: $100.00 filing fee plus a $10.00 service charge. The filing must include a compliant name, principal office, registered agent, organizer, and transmittal information. No separate authorized-member or capital surcharge is listed for the standard LLC formation.

Domestic corporation

$110.00 total for online or paper domestic Articles of Incorporation: $100.00 filing fee plus $10.00 service charge. The standard fee does not vary by authorized shares in the fee table, though the articles must state the authorized share structure and corporate purpose. Georgia corporations must file an initial annual registration within 90 days of incorporation.

Standard turnaround

Georgia eCorp online formations usually provide immediate submission receipts, but the Secretary's review and certificate issuance depend on document completeness. Paper filings are slower. Corporations must file the initial annual registration within 90 days, and the entity is not fully compliant merely because its formation certificate has issued.

Executive overview

What this state profile helps you decide

A state registry profile has two jobs. First, it tells you where the official record lives and how to search it. Second, it gives you enough compliance context to understand what the record means after you find it.

For Georgia, the filing office is Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division. The current public-facing portal is powered or identified as Georgia eCorp. The agency page and search engine should be treated as the final source for live forms, accepted payment methods, processing queues, and entity-specific notices.

Use this page when you need a high-level answer. Use the linked modules when you are preparing an actual filing, trying to cure a delinquency, ordering documentary evidence, or changing the statutory agent.

State filing snapshot

The numbers and obligations to surface first

Decision point	What the current profile says
Domestic formation	LLC: $110.00 total for online or paper domestic LLC Articles of Organization under the fee schedule effective September 6, 2025: $100.00 filing fee plus a $10.00 service charge. The filing must include a compliant name, principal office, registered agent, organizer, and transmittal information. No separate authorized-member or capital surcharge is listed for the standard LLC formation. Corporation: $110.00 total for online or paper domestic Articles of Incorporation: $100.00 filing fee plus $10.00 service charge. The standard fee does not vary by authorized shares in the fee table, though the articles must state the authorized share structure and corporate purpose. Georgia corporations must file an initial annual registration within 90 days of incorporation.
Foreign qualification	LLC: $235.00 total for a foreign corporation, LLC, LP, or LLLP Certificate of Authority under the September 2025 schedule: $225.00 filing fee plus $10.00 service charge. A foreign LLC must provide home-jurisdiction information, a Georgia registered agent and office, and any required certificate of existence. Foreign LLC late authority penalties can be $500 plus all fees that would have been imposed if timely. Corporation: $235.00 total for a foreign profit corporation Certificate of Authority, consisting of $225.00 plus $10.00 service charge. A foreign LLP uses the separate $210.00 total. Foreign corporations must file annual registration between January 1 and April 1 in the applicable year and pay the $500 late authority penalty plus required fees if they qualified late.
Recurring maintenance	LLC: Georgia domestic and foreign LLCs file annual registration between January 1 and April 1 each year; a newly formed or qualified LLC files its first registration between January 1 and April 1 of the following calendar year. The current fee is $60.00 total online or paper, and an amended annual registration is $30.00 total. Late annual registration adds a $25.00 penalty. The report updates principal office and registered-agent information. Corporation: Georgia profit, professional, and benefit corporations file annual registration between January 1 and April 1, with a current $60.00 total fee. Nonprofit corporations pay $40.00 total. A corporation may choose a one-, two-, or three-year registration period and pays the fee for each year selected. The initial registration is due within 90 days after incorporation; late registration adds $25.00 and can lead to dissolution or revocation.
Registered agent	A Georgia registered agent must have a physical street address in Georgia where an individual can be located in person for service. The agent may be an eligible individual resident or authorized business entity, and the name/address are public in the eCorp record. The registered agent and office can be updated in an annual or amended annual registration. A P.O. box alone is inadequate.

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Formation is the beginning, not the compliance plan

The cheapest formation route is not always the simplest operating route. Before filing, confirm the name standard, statutory agent requirements, authorized-share or member information, local licensing, tax registrations, and any professional-entity restrictions that apply to the planned activity.

After formation, calendar the first report or statement immediately. A newly created entity may have a first-year exception, an anniversary-month due date, a quarterly filing window, or a separate tax obligation. Treat the agency record, revenue department account, and local license file as related—but separate—workstreams.

How to use the official record responsibly

Save the entity ID, legal name, status, registered agent and office, formation or qualification date, and the most recent filed document. When a third party asks for “proof,” ask whether it needs a current certificate, certified charter, tax clearance, apostille, or a plain search result. Those are different documents with different evidentiary value.