Georgia Corporation cost

Forming a Georgia Corporation

You file Articles of Incorporation (with Transmittal Information Form CD 227 if filed on paper) with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division. The state fee is $110. See the official fee.

File it yourself with the state →

Every year after

• Annual Registration: $60, filed every year. Due: Between January 1 and April 1 each year.
• First one: Initial annual registration due within 90 days of incorporation (corporations formed October 2 - December 31 file January 1 - April 1 of the next year).
• If you're late: $25 late penalty; administrative dissolution possible if not filed.
• Official report page

State taxes that apply even to a small Corporation

• Net worth tax: $0 — $0 if net worth is $100,000 or less; $125 for $100,001-$150,000, rising to a $5,000 maximum. Applies to corporations and LLCs taxed as corporations; not to partnership-taxed or disregarded LLCs. Initial return due by the 15th day of the 4th month after incorporation. source

Publication requirement

Georgia requires newspaper publication after formation. Corporations must publish a notice of intent to incorporate in the county legal organ (or a qualifying newspaper) where the registered office is located; the notice and payment must be sent to the newspaper by the next business day after filing. LLCs have no publication requirement. Current SOS procedure (Rev. 9/2025) no longer states a fixed fee; the prior version (Rev. 11/2024) gave $40.

Worth knowing

• LLC and corporation formation both cost $110 ($100 + $10 service charge), online or paper.
• Annual registration ($60, nonprofits $40) is due January 1 - April 1; up to 3 years can be prepaid.
• Corporations (not LLCs) must publish a notice of incorporation in the county legal newspaper.
• New corporations must file their first annual registration within 90 days of incorporating.

Registered agent

Georgia requires a registered agent. Must continuously maintain a registered agent and registered office with a Georgia street address (no P.O. box). You can serve as your own agent if you have a qualifying address; paid services usually charge a yearly fee.