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    Georgia Annual Report Filing

    Georgia annual report filing is due April 1. The state fee is $50. ClearFormation tracks the due date, pre-fills the report, and files after you approve.

    Annual report

    $79/yr

    + $50 state fee

    • Due-date tracking and email reminders
    • Pre-filled report for your review
    • Filed with the state after you approve
    File my GA annual report

    What is the Georgia LLC annual report?

    Georgia requires the Annual Registration every year. Georgia annual report filing updates your addresses, registered agent, and managers with the Georgia Secretary of State.

    It is not a federal tax return, and it is not a city or county business license.

    Who must file in Georgia?

    • LLCs formed in Georgia
    • LLCs formed elsewhere and registered to do business in Georgia

    You still file if nothing changed since the last report.

    How to file your Georgia LLC annual report

    1. 1

      Confirm you must file

      • LLCs formed in Georgia, and LLCs registered to do business there, both file.
      • You still file if nothing changed.
    2. 2

      Gather the details

      Have your file number, legal name, addresses, registered agent, and managers or members ready.

    3. 3

      Confirm your Georgia registered agent

      • The report must list a registered agent with a street address in Georgia.
      • If your agent resigned, appoint a new one before you file.
      • A resigned agent is the usual reason a report is rejected.
    4. 4

      File and pay

      • Submit the Annual Registration to the Georgia Secretary of State.
      • ClearFormation pre-fills the report and files after you approve.
    5. 5

      Save the confirmation

      • Download the receipt and confirmation number.
      • Banks and other states may ask for it.

    File your Georgia report

    We track the due date, pre-fill the report, and file after you approve.

    File my Georgia report

    What happens if you miss it

    Missing the deadline can add a late penalty on top of the report fee. The Georgia Secretary of State can also mark the LLC not in good standing, and after enough missed reports it can dissolve the company.

    Banks and other states can refuse to work with an LLC that is not in good standing.

    After you file

    Save the confirmation the day you file. Banks and other states may ask for it.

    If someone needs official proof, order a certificate of good standing from Georgia while the record is current.

    The next report is due on the same date next year. Keep your Georgia registered agent active so state mail still reaches you.

    Georgia annual report FAQs

    Also for Georgia: Form an LLC · Registered agent · Foreign qualification · Good standing

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