Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division — fees
Updated August 2026
Quick Answer
The Georgia Secretary of State's Corporations Division registers all business entities in Georgia and handles annual registrations, amendments, dissolutions, and trademark filings. The division's office is in Atlanta's Floyd West Tower building, in the same complex as several other Georgia state agencies.
Open Official Georgia Corporations Division Portal ↗Office contact
- Address
- 2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 313, Floyd West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334-1530
- Corporations Division phone
- (404) 656-2817
- Office hours
- Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- eCorp portal
- ecorp.sos.ga.gov
- Corporations Division page
- sos.ga.gov — Corporations Division
Entity formation and filing fees
All fees below include Georgia's mandatory $10 service charge. The fee schedule is effective September 6, 2025, and was confirmed from the live SOS website, August 2026. All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Verify current amounts at sos.ga.gov — Filing Fees before filing.
LLC — Articles of Organization
- Fee
- $110
Profit Corporation — Articles of Incorporation
- Fee
- $110
Nonprofit Corporation — Articles of Incorporation
- Fee
- $110
Limited Partnership — Certificate of Limited Partnership
- Fee
- $110
Annual Registration — profit corp, LLC, LP, LLLP
- Fee
- $60
Annual Registration — nonprofit corporation
- Fee
- $40
Annual Registration — late penalty (after April 1)
- Fee
- +$25
Name Reservation (30 days)
- Fee
- $35
Foreign Certificate of Authority (corp, LLC, LP, LLLP)
- Fee
- $235
Reinstatement (domestic corp or LLC)
- Fee
- $260
Certificate of Existence (good standing)
- Fee
- $20
Certified Copy (documents under 25 pages)
- Fee
- $20
Dissolution / Cancellation / Termination (online)
- Fee
- No fee
Georgia's expedited processing fees are tiered by speed: two business days costs an additional $120; same-day processing (document must arrive by noon) adds $275; one-hour service (available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on business days) adds $1,200. Online certificate of existence orders process immediately without an expedited fee.
UCC filing, notary, and apostille services
None of these three services run through the Secretary of State the way business filings do:
- UCC search and filing — not handled by the SOS. Financing statements are filed with the county Clerk of Superior Court and indexed statewide by the Georgia Superior Courts Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA); basic search is free, certified copies cost $15 per debtor name.
- Notary public commissions — also not handled by the SOS. Notaries are commissioned by the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where they reside.
- Apostilles and authentications — split by destination country: Hague Convention apostilles are issued by GSCCCA, while Great Seal Authentication for non-Hague countries is issued by the Secretary of State for $10 per document.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State (sos.ga.gov) and Georgia Superior Courts Clerks' Cooperative Authority (gsccca.org).
Key Georgia state licensing agencies
Georgia Secretary of State — Licensing Division
- What it covers
- Professional and occupational licenses across 40+ boards: architects, engineers, cosmetology, contractors, real estate, funeral services, nursing, and others
- Website
- sos.ga.gov — Licensing Division
Georgia Department of Revenue
- What it covers
- Sales tax registration, withholding tax accounts, income tax for businesses
- Website
- dor.georgia.gov
Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL)
- What it covers
- Unemployment insurance employer tax account registration, required once a business has employees
- Website
- dol.georgia.gov
State Board of Workers' Compensation
- What it covers
- Workers' compensation insurance compliance (required for most Georgia employers)
- Website
- sbwc.georgia.gov
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to form an LLC or corporation in Georgia?
Articles of Organization for an LLC and Articles of Incorporation for a profit or nonprofit corporation each cost $110, which includes Georgia's mandatory $10 service charge applied to all filings.
When is Georgia's annual registration due, and what's the late penalty?
Georgia entities must file their annual registration each year between January 1 and April 1. A $25 late penalty applies after April 1; the base fee is $60 for profit corporations, LLCs, LPs, and LLLPs, or $40 for nonprofits.
How much does same-day expedited filing cost with the Georgia Secretary of State?
Georgia's expedited fees are tiered by speed: two business days costs an extra $120, same-day processing (received by noon) adds $275, and one-hour service, available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on business days, adds $1,200.