Registering an out-of-state LLC in Georgia
An LLC formed in another state pays $235 to register in Georgia, then files the same recurring reports as a Georgia LLC.
Foreign LLC in Georgia
Source-linkedState fees only · retrieved 2026-10-20
Application for Certificate of Authoritysource$235
Annual Registrationsource$60 / yr
Year one$235
Every year after (average)$60
5-year total$475
When you need to register
If your LLC was formed in another state but "transacts business" in Georgia — an office, employees, or regular in-state operations — Georgia generally requires you to register before you do business here. You file Application for Certificate of Authority with the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division; see the official fee.
Your home state keeps charging its own fees too, so the true cost is both states added together.