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Georgia annual registration

Quick answer. Georgia entities on file with the Secretary of State file an annual registration each year between January 1 and April 1. The Secretary of State’s how-to guide lists $60, online or on paper, for a profit corporation, professional corporation, benefit corporation, LLC, LP, LLLP, or trust estate. A nonprofit is $40. A late penalty is $25.

Official office

Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division

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Phone: (404) 656-2817

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, Suite 313, Floyd West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334

eCorp search is online. Phone (404) 656-2817 or toll-free (844) 753-7825.

Steps

  1. Confirm the entity is current enough for One Click

    One Click annual registration is only for businesses that are up to date on past fees and do not need to change information. If a prior year is unpaid, the page tells you to sign in through online services instead.

  2. Search by name or control number

    Both One Click and the registration form let you find the entity by business name or control number. A contains-style name search can return every business with that word. Open the right control number before you pay.

  3. File inside the window

    The form states that registration is due between January 1 and April 1, and that a filing made before January 1 is not applied to the next period. Georgia.gov describes the same April 1 deadline for corporations and LLCs after the initial year.

  4. Pay the amount on the Secretary of State’s chart

    The how-to guide table, read for this page, lists annual registration at $60 for profit corporations, professional corporations, benefit corporations, LLCs, LPs, LLLPs, and trust estates; $40 for a nonprofit corporation; $35 for a foreign LLP. An amended annual registration is $30. The late-filing penalty is $25. Re-read that table on sos.ga.gov before you pay.

  5. Decide whether you need to change data

    One Click cannot update officers, the agent, or the address. If anything changed, use annual registration with changes inside an eCorp login. The receipt and the registration are emailed, and they also sit in the filer’s dashboard.

Initial year versus every later year

Georgia.gov says a new corporation files an initial annual registration within 90 days of incorporation, listing principal officers, and that a corporation formed between October 2 and December 31 files that initial registration between January 1 and April 1 of the next year. After that, the annual window is January 1 to April 1 unless a multi-year registration already covers the year.

The Corporations Division rule, 590-7-4, states the same January 1 to April 1 period for corporations and says a missed registration can lead to administrative dissolution. LLCs have a parallel obligation described on Georgia.gov’s renew-an-LLC page.

Multi-year filings

eCorp offers one, two, or three consecutive years. The fee is calculated from the years you select. If you later need to change the agent or address, an amended registration is a separate fee. The form warns that fees are not refunded if the entity dissolves before the period ends.

Common mistakes

  • Filing on December 20 and believing it covers the year that starts in January. The form says early filings are not applied forward.
  • Using One Click when the registered agent moved. You will pay and still have a stale agent.
  • Sending the check to a third-party “renewal” notice. The filing belongs in eCorp or on the Division’s paper form.

Questions

When is Georgia annual registration due?

Between January 1 and April 1 for the year in which it is due. The eCorp form and the Secretary of State’s administrative rule both say that.

How much is an LLC annual registration in Georgia?

The Secretary of State’s how-to guide lists $60 online or on paper for an LLC annual registration, and a $25 penalty for filing late. Confirm the table before you pay.

What happens if I skip a year?

The Division can administratively dissolve or revoke the entity. Georgia.gov also notes the possibility of a civil penalty path. Reinstatement is a separate filing after the fact, not a silent catch-up.

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