FORMATION ✓ Every figure sourced

Georgia Corporation
fees and filing deadlines

A separate legal entity owned through shares. 'C corp' and 'S corp' are not entity types - they are federal tax elections made after formation, on the same underlying corporation.

To start

Form a Corporation in Georgia
Articles of Incorporation
$100

$100 filed online; $110 by mail

Read from georgia.gov/register-corporation on 2026-08-12
stic corporation: domestic profit, domestic professional, or domestic nonprofit. Fill out the required information about your business entity (listed above). Pay the $100 filing fee by approved credit card: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. Processing Time: 7 business days; registrations can be expedited for an additional

Every year after that

FilingFeeWhen it is due
Initial Annual Registration (corporation)$60Due within 90 calendar days of articles filed date.
Annual Registration$60Due by April 1 every year.

About $60 a year to stay in good standing at today’s fees, counting only recurring filings and spreading anything filed less often across the years between. One-time filings and taxes are excluded.

Where each figure comes from

Initial Annual Registration (corporation)
$60

Due within 90 calendar days of articles filed date.

Read from rules.sos.ga.gov/GAC/590-7-1 on 2026-08-12
Annual Registration
$60

Due by April 1 every year.

Read from rules.sos.ga.gov/GAC/590-7-1 on 2026-08-12

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The deadlines above are the rules. Your actual dates depend on when you form, so the calendar is built from your formation date — free, no account.

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Other structures in Georgia

Limited Liability CompanyNonprofit Corporation

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