Best LLC Formation Services in Georgia

Georgia's fee schedule adds a $10 service charge to every business filing. The online column carries it too. That has been the published rule since 6 September 2025, and georgia.gov still tells founders the online fee is $100. It is $110. The annual registration is $60, not $50. Budget those totals and the state's checkout will hold no surprises.

Georgia follows the federal default tax classification. A single member LLC is taxed as a sole proprietorship. A multi member LLC is taxed as a partnership. You file nothing extra with the state unless you want S corp or C corp treatment.

Georgia does not offer anonymous LLCs. Your name and address sit on the public filing. If privacy matters, use a Georgia registered agent service that lists its own address on the formation papers.

There is no publication requirement in Georgia. Your LLC exists the moment the Secretary of State approves the filing. Our Georgia LLC filing guide covers the forms and the approval step in detail.

1. Get your EIN from the IRS. It is free and it is same day. You need it to open a bank account, hire staff, and file taxes. Apply at IRS.gov and the number comes back at once.
2. Register with the Georgia Department of Revenue. This applies if you sell taxable goods or services. You open a sales tax account. The base state rate is 4% and local taxes push it higher in most counties.
3. Get a local occupational tax certificate. Georgia issues no statewide business license. Your city or county wants this instead. Fees and paperwork vary by jurisdiction.
4. File your annual registration between January 1 and April 1. The first one is due the year after you form. It costs $60. Filed online, it clears at once. Miss it by 60 days and the state can start dissolving your LLC, and getting it back costs $260 plus every registration you skipped.
5. Skip the BOI report. FinCEN exempted every company formed in the United States in March 2025. A final rule made that permanent on 14 August 2026. A domestic Georgia LLC files nothing. Only companies formed abroad still report. A letter asking for a fee to file one is a scam, and FinCEN says so.

• The $10 service charge applies online too - Georgia lists the filing fee as $100 and the annual registration as $50. It then adds $10 to each. The real numbers are $110 and $60.
• Expedited review costs more than the filing - Two business days is $120 on top of the $110, so $230 in all. Same day is $275. One hour is $1,200. The georgia.gov how to page still quotes the older $100 and $250.
• Reinstatement is steep - Bringing back a dissolved Georgia LLC costs $260. On top of that you owe every $60 registration you missed, plus the $25 late penalty.
• Name reservation is not free - Holding your name for 30 days costs $35. Founders who assume it works like the free name search get caught by this one.
• Bringing an out of state LLC in costs double - A certificate of authority runs $235. A domestic filing is $110.