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INCORPORATE IN GEORGIA
Overview:
  • Start A Business.com can incorporate your business in Georgia. Start A Business.com will provide a preliminary name check to help ensure that your company name is available in Georgia, and will clear up to 3 potential names for you to select from. Once this is completed, we will prepare and file your articles of incorporation with the Georgia state government in a quick and efficient manner.
Corporate Names:
  • The corporate name must contain "corporation," "incorporated," "company," "limited," "corp.," "inc.," "co." or "ltd.," or words or abbreviations of like import in another language.

  • For a Limited Liability Company, company names must contain the words "limited liability company" or "limited company" or one of the abbreviations "L.L.C.," "LLC," "L.C.," or "LC." The name cannot be the same as or deceptively similar to the corporate name of a domestic corporation or a foreign qualified corporation.

Director / Member Information:
  • Minimum Number of Directors: 1
Registered Agent Information:
  • Start A Business.com can act as your Registered Agent in Georgia.
Tax Information:

TAX ANNUAL REGISTRATION
FORMS AVAILABILITY Forms are mailed to the principal office address of the Corporation. Contact the Corporation Division if preprinted form is not received.
DUE DATE Between January 1st & April 1st.
DEPARTMENT Secretary of State
Business Services & Regulation, Corporation Div.
Suite 315
West Tower, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30334-1530
(404) 656-2817
TAX RATE/FEES Filing Fee - $15.00

TAX LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ANNUAL REGISTRATION
FORMS AVAILABILITY Forms are mailed to the principal office address of the Limited LIABILITY Company. Contact the Corporation Division if preprinted form is not received
DUE DATE Between January 1st & April 1st.
DEPARTMENT Secretary of State
Business Services & Regulation, Corporation Div.
Suite 315
West Tower, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30334-1530
(404) 656-2817
TAX RATE/FEES Filing Fee - $25

TAX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL REGISTRATION
FORMS AVAILABILITY Forms are mailed to the principal office address of the Limited Partnership. Contact the Corporation Division if preprinted form is not received
DUE DATE Between January 1st & April 1st.
DEPARTMENT Secretary of State
Business Services & Regulation, Corporation Div.
Suite 315
West Tower, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30334-1530
(404) 656-2817
TAX RATE/FEES Filing Fee - $15

TAX CORPORATION INCOME TAX RETURN, & NET WORTH TAX RETURN & PAYMENT
FORMS AVAILABILITY Forms are mailed to the corporation's address on record.
DUE DATE March 15th/15th day of the 3rd month following the close of the corporation's fiscal yr.
DEPARTMENT State of Georgia
Department of Revenue
Income Tax Division
Trinity-Washington Building
P.O. Box 740397
Atlanta, GA 30374-0397
(404) 656-4165
TAX RATE/FEES Income tax rate is 6% of the net income from property owned or from business done in Georgia. Estimated tax due if earnings are over $25,000; pay quarterly (15th of 4th, 6th, 9th, 12th months); if requirements met later, prorate over remaining periods

Net Worth Tax based on net worth, including issued capital stock, paid-in surplus and earned surplus; and in the case of foreign corporations, upon the proportionate amount of outstanding capital stock and surplus employed in Georgia (Corporations incorporated or qualified after 6-30 or filing return for period under 6 months must pay 50% of entire year tax) - rate $10 if amount $10,000 or less; $20 if amount over $10,000 but not $25,000; $40 if over $25,000 but not $40,000; $60 if more than $40,000 but not $60,000; $75 if more than $60,000 but not $80,000; $100 if more than $80,000 but not $100,000; $125 if more than $100,000 but not $150,000; $150 if more than $150,000 but not $200,000; $200 if more than $200,000 and not $300,000; $250 if more than $300,000 but not $500,000; $300 if more than $500,000 but not $750,000; $500 if more than $750,000 but not $1,000,000; $750 if more than $1,000,000 but not $2,000,000 - tax is increased by $250 for each additional $2,000,000 up to and including $12,000,000, for each $2,000,000 in excess of $12,000,000, but not exceeding $22,000,000, the fee is increased by $500; for amounts in excess of $22,000,000, a total license tax of $5,000 is due.


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State Fees:
Corporation: $230.00
Limited Liability
Company:
$205.00
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